We're looking for a confident, commercial and forward thinking Legal Counsel to lead all M&A activity across the Simplyhealth Group. Reporting to the Head of Legal, this is a high profile role where you'll engage with the business in a partnering capacity , delivering legal advice in a commercial, pragmatic and user-friendly way.You'll act as the primary legal lead for all mergers and acquisitions activity across the Group, providing strategic, commercially focused legal support throughout the entire transaction lifecycle. You will work closely with senior leaders, external advisers, and cross functional teams to ensure opportunities are assessed rigorously, executed efficiently, and integrated effectively.Alongside M&A, you'll provide high quality legal advice across a range of corporate and commercial matters, becoming a trusted partner to teams across the organisation.This role provides an opportunity for a "self-starter" who wishes to develop and expand into new areas of work and influence the strategic vision of a business.Key responsibilitiesLeading M&A activity across the Group , including:Assessing opportunities, structuring deals and advising on regulatory considerationsLeading negotiations, due diligence, and drafting/negotiating transaction documentsManaging external counsel across corporate, regulatory, competition, tax and other workstreamsPreparing governance materials such as board papers and shareholder resolutionsSupporting post completion integration, ensuring obligations and operational needs are metProviding broader legal support , including:Commercial contracts, IP, competition, commercial partnerships, joint ventures, trust/employee benefits, employment, property, group insurance and IT.Advising product and commercial teams in a "product led" environmentWorking closely with Procurement on contract review and contract management processesSupporting corporate and company secretarial matters alongside the Group General CounselEnhancing legal templates, customer terms, and the overall efficiency of the legal function #J-18808-Ljbffr