Job Type: Fixed-term Contract (9 months)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Role: Legal Counsel
Reporting to: Head of Legal
Accountable to: Director of Legal / Company Secretary

Job Summary:

The London Clinic is seeking to appoint an experienced Legal Counsel. The role sits within a small in-house legal team and involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of clinical and non-clinical commercial agreements. While the majority of the role will focus on advising on commercial contracts, the successful candidate will also provide legal advice and guidance on wider commercial matters across the business.

The ideal candidate will be a UK-qualified solicitor with a minimum of 2-3 years' post-qualification experience, although candidates with alternative levels of experience will also be considered. Strong drafting skills are essential, and candidates with prior in-house experience are particularly encouraged to apply. Given the busy and varied nature of the role, applicants should have experience across a wide range of commercial contracts and be comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy.

The legal team operates a flexible working model, with a combination of home and office-based working, and flexible working arrangements are available for this role.

Key Duties:

Handle a wide range of commercial contracts from drafting through to negotiation and finalisation. The types of contracts include but are not limited to general supply of goods and services agreement, consultancy services (clinical and non-clinical), IT agreements (including SaaS, IaaS ,software licenses, maintenance and support services, consultancy services, network services), PMI agreements, international referral and partnership agreements, clinical trial agreements, material transfer agreements, framework agreements, NDAs, medical equipment purchase and maintenance contracts, marketing agreements, data sharing/transfer agreements and NHS subcontracts.

• Work to minimise risk and manage any disputes that arise as a result of breach of contract.
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships within the Hospital to ensure we support our business colleagues and that legal advice is consistently given to colleagues when needed.
• Collaborate cross functionally with other functions across the Hospital including InfoSec, IT, Estates, People as well as the Clinical teams.
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders such as suppliers, external legal counsel and industry regulators.
• Advise on changes in legislation that affect the Hospital, its patients and industries.
• Assist with tenders and responses to tenders, as required.
• Assist, and deputise for, the Senior Legal Counsel or Head of Legal on other matters when required.
• Comply with internal policies, in particular the Contract Review and Approval Policy and Procurement Policy.
• Draft and maintain policies relating to compliance, regulation and best practice. Ensure such policies are regularly reviewed annually or when changes are made to the law or internal procedures.
• Draft, review and update Clinic template contracts.
• Provide other ad hoc legal advice as required. For example, on issues including, trade mark disputes, competition law and CMA Order compliance, Telecommunications code, Landlord consents and rent reviews, contract termination, contract breach and regulatory compliance for new medical procedures.
• Work as part of an incredibly supportive team to deliver the Hospital's shared vision and strategy.

Benefits:

We offer a range of benefits including flexible working and great career opportunities. Our core benefits are:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Contributory pension scheme (total contribution up to 20%)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Travel season ticket loan
• Family friendly benefits
• A range of retail discounts
• Excellent career development; with clear career pathways and access to further education.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting all adults at risk, children and young people by implementing robust safer recruitment practices during our selection process. Pre-employment checks are undertaken in accordance with industry standards and regulations, and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). If you would like further information about our safer recruitment policy then please contact a member of our recruitment team.

​​​​​​​The London Clinic is proud of its diverse workforce and is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We absolutely welcome applicants from underrepresented groups; if you think you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply - we would love to hear from you regardless of your background.