Legal Counsel

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Stockton-on-Tees
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Legal
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SKILLS

Legal Advice Commercial Contract Negotiation Drafting Contracts Risk Management Legal Document Management Stakeholder Communication Training Delivery Legal Research

FULL DESCRIPTION

Legal Counsel

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide timely and quality legal and commercial advice to the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] group of companies. The role involves reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial contracts, maintaining legal document systems, and delivering training. The position is based in Stockton-on-Tees with hybrid working, offering 25 days holiday, benefits, and a supportive team environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide timely and accurate legal advice to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] stakeholders to support informed decision making.
  • Provide sound and pragmatic legal/contractual solutions to business matters, mitigating commercial risk whilst maintaining business focus.
  • Review, draft and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date legal document retention systems and precedents bank.
  • Provide ad-hoc contracts training and other agreed training to stakeholders within the business.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

  • A law degree, or other degree plus CPE, or equivalent legal qualification
  • Previous experience working in a busy legal environment.
  • Experience of reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts including: variations, heads of terms, memorandums of understanding, supply of good/services agreements etc.
  • Experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating various ancillary agreements such as NDA's, licenses, letters of intent etc.
  • Experience of maintaining professional competency by monitoring legal developments & learnings and communicating to legal colleagues.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Contribution towards eye test and glasses
  • Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
  • Long Service Awards
  • Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Flexible Benefits Package
  • Onsite parking

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business which delivers net zero and stakeholder success through elite performance in the safety, availability, reliability and efficiency of energy infrastructure, industrial processes and related commercial activities - unlocking value for our customers as a trusted partner. Part of the Ara Partners portfolio of companies, Ara Partners is a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments.

Additional Information

Application Deadline: May 21, 2026

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Stockton on Tees

Workplace type: Hybrid

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