Commercial Legal Counsel - Global Contracts (In-House) - Client of Talent Focus Executive Search
Location: Manchester (at least 3 days a week in the office) | Type: Full-time | Experience: 1+ years in-house PQE
Join a high-performing in-house legal team and play a key role shaping global commercial contracts for a market-leading workforce solutions business. This is a hands-on, commercially focused role for a qualified solicitor (UK or international) who enjoys negotiating, advising stakeholders, and managing risk across fast-moving, multi-jurisdictional agreements.
You’ll be the trusted partner to teams spanning Global Accounts, RPO and MSP, helping drive growth while ensuring contracts align with internal governance and risk principles.
What you’ll be doing:
- Negotiate and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements across workforce solutions service lines (including permanent and contract recruitment, staff leasing, employer of record services, RPO and MSP).
- Lead contract discussions with external clients: interpret complex clauses, assess commercial risk, and produce clear, robust documentation.
- Advise on multi-jurisdiction issues, researching labour/employment considerations across foreign jurisdictions to support compliant operations.
- Support expansion into new and emerging territories, working with stakeholders to design compliant engagement routes and commercially sound models.
- Maintain governance by applying internal approval authorities and risk frameworks consistently.
- Protect the business in disputes, breaches, or claims involving clients and contingent workers.
- Track regulatory changes and provide practical updates and insights to senior legal leadership.
- Advise on data protection considerations impacting clients and contractors globally.
- Improve efficiency by leveraging technology and AI in legal workflows.
- Deliver training for new starters and stakeholders to simplify legal processes and engagement protocols.
What we’re looking for:
Essential
- Law degree and legal qualification (UK or international equivalent).
- 1+ years’ in-house experience PQE (global / cross-border exposure strongly valued; workforce solutions experience helpful).
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills with a practical, risk-aware mindset.
- Excellent attention to detail and commercial judgment.
- Comfortable working at pace, managing multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.
- Confident communicator who can advise clearly at all levels.
- Collaborative, proactive, and motivated to continuously improve ways of working
If you’re a commercial solicitor who enjoys global contract work, stakeholder partnership, and pragmatic problem-solving, we’d love to hear from you.