Overview Soho House & Co (SH&Co) is an established and rapidly expanding collection of private members’ clubs, hotels and restaurants catering to those in the film, media, fashion and other creative industries. The group includes clubs, hotels and restaurants worldwide, retail/beauty (Cowshed and Soho Skin), ‘Soho Works’ co-working spaces, an in‑house design team, and the ‘Soho Home’ homewares and interior design business. We continue to grow with new openings planned globally across our business. The Role We have a unique opportunity for someone who is passionate about the Soho House brand and businesses to join our in‑house legal team as an Interim Commercial Legal Counsel, based at 180 The Strand, London. What We Are Looking For Ideally, we’re looking for a temporary UK qualified lawyer with between 4-8 years post qualification experience to support with commercial contracts and related matters for a four‑month period from early May until late August 2026. You will be used to working in fast-paced and diverse commercial environments while working to transactional deadlines and delivering high quality work on a broad range of legal and commercial issues. The Ideal Candidate Will Have The Following Attributes

Strong drafting and analytical skills. Solid legal grounding, particularly in contract and general commercial law, with exposure to IT, intellectual property and data protection matters. Previous exposure to real estate, litigation and/or employment matters—whilst not essential—would be advantageous. Strong oral, written communication and problem solving skills. Commercially focused and solution driven. Proactive and flexible with an ability to work independently and as part of a small but dynamic team. Ability to manage and prioritize. Good inter-personal skills and a team player.

Key Responsibilities

Reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts across the range of SH&Co businesses and providing legal advice as required. Supporting the legal team with managing the SH&Co global property and contracts portfolios. Helping to manage and deliver digital and IT projects, including advising on related data protection matters. Developing template contracts and documents and preparing corporate approvals. Providing guidance and support and preparing and delivering trainings on company policies, procedures and corporate governance to facilitate effective performance, communication and good business practice. Providing support on legal and business affairs issues to management teams and ensuring sound, commercial, solutions‑focused advice is provided whenever required. Helping to support the SH&Co company secretarial functions. Identifying new or updated laws, regulations and directives which impact the SH&Co businesses, and presenting findings to the business. Attending meetings as required and proactively providing updates on areas of responsibility to internal stakeholders. Liaising with and managing relationships with external legal and professional advisors where appropriate whilst providing as much support in‑house as possible. Working effectively with all parts of the business to ensure consistency, efficiency, professionalism and effective communication. Supporting the legal team and the SH&Co businesses on key company initiatives, including diversity and inclusion and its global House Foundations and sustainability programmes.

Opportunities for all Soho House is a space for its diverse membership and teams to connect, grow, have fun and make an impact. Soho House is committed to diversity and equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. Benefits Soho House offers competitive compensation packages with global benefits and perks. Benefits include:

Soho Friends Membership 50% off Food & Drink, 7 days a week Staff Room Rates Private Health and Dental Care Weekly Pay Life Assurance Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home In Office Dog Policy Season Ticket Loan Christmas Office Closure In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice Free Counselling Sessions Cookhouse & House Tonic trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally Exclusive access to our benefits platform with hundreds of discounts on shopping, gym memberships, holidays, insurance and more Team Events: fitness sessions, cinema screenings and art classes

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