Senior Legal Counsel – Marketing

Senior Legal Counsel – Marketing

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Hybrid – Welwyn Garden City – 2-3 days in office

August-September start date

We are working with a leading UK consumer and retail business on a Senior Legal Counsel opportunity within its commercial legal team.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract, covering maternity leave, with an anticipated start date around August/September. The role would suit a confident commercial lawyer with strong marketing, advertising and consumer protection experience, who enjoys partnering closely with senior stakeholders.

The role will be focused on customer-facing advisory work, including marketing campaigns, loyalty and customer propositions, pricing and promotions, regulatory and competitor challenges, and ASA matters. There will also be a meaningful IP element, including brand protection, portfolio management, disputes and IP aspects of commercial contracts.

Key responsibilities include:

* Advising on marketing, advertising, consumer, pricing and promotions law

* Supporting customer propositions and loyalty-related work from concept through to execution

* Drafting and managing ASA complaints, both to and from competitors and customers

* Advising on IP protection, disputes, enforcement and brand-related projects

* Partnering closely with senior commercial and marketing stakeholders

* Supporting legal transformation initiatives, including tools, process improvements and AI adoption

The ideal candidate will be:

* A qualified lawyer with strong marketing and advertising experience

* Comfortable advising senior stakeholders and providing pragmatic, risk-based guidance

* Experienced in consumer protection, pricing and promotions law

* Able to support on IP matters, including disputes and portfolio management

* Ideally experienced in-house and/or within the retail or consumer sector

* Proactive, commercial and comfortable working autonomously in a busy environment

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile consumer business in a senior-facing role with broad commercial, marketing and IP exposure.

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