Legal Counsel managing contract negotiations for UK and EMEA at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Collaborating with legal and commercial teams to ensure compliance and business alignment.
About the role
- Senior Legal Counsel supporting UK and Ireland business in Asahi's Legal Team. Based in Woking office; focused on commercial teams across Marketing, Sales, and Procurement.
Responsibilities
- Provide clear, business-focused legal advice to key commercial teams, particularly Marketing, Sales and Procurement, acting as a trusted partner to help them achieve their goals while managing legal and regulatory risks
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of contracts, including customer trading agreements, service agreements, and high-profile partnership agreements with football clubs, athletes, entertainment venues, and music festivals
- Advise on strategic company initiatives such as major projects, transactions, integrations, sustainability schemes, sponsorships, product launches and national brand led marketing campaigns
- Identify and advise on significant legal risks relating to trading, reputation, financial and regulatory exposure
- Implement and maintain compliance programmes (e.g. competition, anti-bribery, data protection, whistleblowing, modern slavery), ensuring alignment with legal requirements and internal policies
- Monitor and interpret legal and regulatory developments, keeping the business informed of key changes and obligations
- Advise on intellectual property and advertising standards compliance in the UK and Ireland
- Manage corporate governance for UK entities, including statutory records, filings, board meetings and stakeholder coordination
- Contribute to group legal projects, create templates and best practices, and promote legal awareness through training and enablement tools to support self-service
- Lead on the UK’s data protection programme, including high-risk processing, breach management, third-party risk, consent, DPIAs, data subject requests and cookie policy compliance
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer in a UK jurisdiction with at least 4 years' post-qualification experience
- In-house or FMCG sector experience is an advantage
- Fluent in English
- Strong interpersonal skills and a genuine interest in learning and growing within the business and industry
- Highly organised, able to prioritise and work independently
- Able to work from the Woking office at least three days per week
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Beer Allowance
- Subsidised on-site Cafe
- Industry-leading pension contribution
- Private Healthcare
- Life Assurance
- Private Dental insurance
- 25 days holiday with option to purchase 5 extra days
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