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Legal Counsel

On-site in Leeds·Added 8 days ago (last checked 6 Oct)

Evri

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Overview

Job details

Apply by Tuesday 27 October
The date the employer’s listing closes.

Requirements

Work on-site in Leeds
No relocation package mentioned.
Have 2+ years of experience
Mid-level role.

Skills

Nice to have

The role

We are looking for a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join our growing Legal team, supporting a fast-paced, dynamic business operating in a constantly evolving industry.

This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will work across a wide range of commercial contracts, supporting both client-facing and supplier-side activity, while partnering closely with teams across the business.

You will be trusted to make decisions, add commercial value, and help shape how legal supports the business.

What you will be doing

Drafting and negotiating high-value, complex commercial contracts for both UK and international operations

Leading on client agreements and strategically important supplier contracts

Partnering with teams across Finance, HR, Sales, Procurement and Operations to align on commercial and legal objectives

Supporting procurement exercises to ensure robust, fit-for-purpose terms and conditions

Advising on a wide range of technology-related matters, including SaaS agreements, software licensing, IT services agreements, cloud services and digital transformation projects

Working closely with Procurement and Technology teams to support business-critical projects and vendor relationships

Providing clear, pragmatic legal advice on contract interpretation and commercial options

Supporting and, where appropriate, leading on business-critical projects

Identifying and mitigating legal and regulatory risks across the business

Delivering training and guidance to colleagues to build legal awareness and risk management capability

Maintaining and improving legal precedents, processes, and documentation

Supporting broader corporate and commercial legal matters as required

What we are looking for

Qualified Solicitor with at least 2+ years' PQE

Law degree with strong grounding in contract and corporate law

Proven experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, particularly long-term service and IT agreements

Exposure to a broad range of business law (e.g. data protection, IP, TUPE, consumer and competition law)

Experience supporting IT, technology or digital contracts would be highly advantageous

Experience working in a fast-paced, commercially driven environment

Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate legal advice into practical solutions

Confident communicator, able to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels (including senior leadership)

Collaborative team player with a proactive, solutions-focused approach

Credible and professional, with the ability to represent Legal as a trusted business partner

About Evri

Evri is one of the UK's largest parcel delivery companies, providing a courier service that lets customers send, track and return parcels easily, quickly and affordably. The company operates a nationwide network of more than 9,000 ParcelShops and lockers, and delivers internationally to over 200 countries and territories.

Its services are aimed at both consumers and businesses: it handles returns for high street, catalogue and online shops, offers accounts for frequent senders, and provides a bulk-send tool that connects online stores and marketplaces such as eBay, Amazon, Etsy and Shopify so sellers can import orders and manage deliveries from one dashboard. Evri also works with a nationwide network of self-employed couriers.

Industry: Parcel logistics and head-office roles
In the UK: Leeds
Website: evri.com

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