Job Specifications
Introduction
At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client-centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients' risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve. If you’re ready to bring your unique perspective to a place where your work truly matters; think of Gallagher.
Overview
As Legal Counsel, you will play a pivotal role in managing legal risk, with a particular focus on technology and procurement agreements. Your responsibilities will include drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a diverse range of vendor contracts, such as SaaS agreements, consultancy arrangements, data provision contracts, HR services agreements, and data processing agreements. You will ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, mitigate legal risks, and align contract reviews with the strategic objectives of key internal stakeholders, including Procurement, IT, and Data Protection teams.
In this role, you will act as a vital legal intermediary between the business and external counsel, overseeing engagements and managing budgets as needed. Furthermore, you will deliver legal training to trainees, paralegals, and non-lawyers, while also developing legal templates, playbooks, and efficiency initiatives to enhance service delivery.
This position offers the flexibility of remote working, with occasional travel to London required.
How You'll Make An Impact
Draft, review, and negotiate technology and vendor contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance and mitigating legal risks.
Build strong relationships with internal teams, including Procurement, IT, and Data Protection, and manage external counsel engagements when necessary.
Provide accurate and practical legal advice, reflecting English law, and deliver legal training to internal teams.
Develop legal templates, guidance notes, and playbooks, and leverage Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and AI tools to enhance efficiency.
Stay informed about changes in laws affecting vendor contracts, including data protection, financial services regulation, and AI laws.
About You
Qualified solicitor or barrister.
Proven experience as a commercial contracts lawyer, either in-house or in private practice.
Broad knowledge of IT contracts and vendor agreements.
Basic understanding of Data Protection and GDPR.
Experience influencing internal and external stakeholders.
Right to work in the UK.
Compensation And Benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
Three fully paid volunteering days per year
Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
Critical illness cover
Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
Season ticket loan
Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
Emergency back-up family care
And many more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment pro
About the Company
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