Job Title: Legal Counsel

Location: London – Hybrid

Salary: Competitive

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Counsel to join our legal team. You will be responsible for drafting and negotiating contracts across the full spectrum of our recruitment business and its subsidiaries, providing expert commercial legal support.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting all business units with a focus on commercial and contractual matters
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts and transactions, assisting with commercial negotiations
• Providing legal support for business activities including tenders and service contracts with various clients
• Offering advice and support on ad hoc legal queries specific to the recruitment sector
• Keeping the legal department and business informed of relevant commercial legal developments and legislation
• Building strong relationships with the business to understand their needs and proactively support them
• Managing litigation matters, including handling basic county court claims
• Outsourcing contract law negotiation experience including TUPE
• Handling employment law issues as they arise
• Advising on GDPR compliance and negotiating IT contracts
• Supervising junior team members on an ad hoc basis when required

About You:

• You have a minimum of 5 years’ PQE, ideally gained in-house
• You possess a sound understanding of contract and commercial law best practices
• Experience and knowledge of outsourcing, recruitment sector law, contract law, data protection, marketing, and IT law
• Proven litigation experience
• Familiarity with the Conduct of Employment Businesses and Employment Agencies Regulations 2003
• Strong drafting skills and the ability to provide clear, practical, solutions-based advice
• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving abilities
• Capable of prioritising workload and meeting tight deadlines
• Confident working both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent client care and interpersonal skills
• Strong time management and IT skills

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to take a senior legal role within a forward-thinking recruitment business, where your expertise will directly influence business success. We offer a supportive, hybrid working environment and the chance to work alongside a collaborative team.

About us:

ManpowerGroup is where our collective strength lies. We support the business and our family of brands with a connected and collaborative network of support functions. Whether it's compliance, finance, HR, IT, legal, marketing or talent - we work together as one integrated team to identify and address the company's needs. We are proud to have been voted one of the world's most ethical companies for 16 years in a row. This reflects our commitment to integrity, transparency, and ethical business practices.x

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community-a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified or experienced people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or disability. ManpowerGroup is a Disability Confident Employer and we're happy to talk about flexible working.

We can only consider candidates who reside in the United Kingdom and hold full right to work.