Attention rising EMEA law students!

The Google EMEA Legal Summer Institute (LSI) is accepting applications for our 2023 programme!

The LSI is a unique paid opportunity to spend a week in deep-dive legal learning sessions run by Google, as well as gaining valuable work experience with one of Google’s leading partner law firms. 

Students who identify with a group that is underrepresented in the legal profession are especially encouraged to apply.

We are currently looking to recruit an experienced Corporate Crime and Investigations lawyer to join Pinsent Masons as a Senior Associate. 

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Although based in London, the successful candidate will form part of Pinsent Masons’ Global Investigations team which comprises dedicated resources across the UK, South Africa, Germany, and China.

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The candidate will have 5 or more years’ experience in corporate criminal and investigations work, the ability and confidence to work with a high degree of autonomy and the drive to secure great results for our clients and to be part of a thriving business. A capability to deliver well-reasoned Financial Services facing enforcement and compliance outcomes would be an advantage, as well as practical experience of Financial Conduct Authority criminal and regulatory investigations.

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The candidate will ideally have experience of advising companies in connection with white collar / economic crime investigations and prosecutions with a particular focus on corporate fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering and tax frauds.  Experience in criminal defence and associated advisory work in respect of financial services and/or OFGEM investigations, MLRs, sanctions and other regulatory offences will also be useful. 

Our ideal candidate will also have experience of advising businesses on the implementation of effective compliance programmes as well as experience of conducting internal investigations on behalf of corporates.

As a result of the retirement of Lord Kitchin at the end of September 2023, applications are sought for the appointment of a Justice of the UK Supreme Court.

The UK Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council hear a wide range of very complex and high-profile legal appeals, which can have a considerable impact across the United Kingdom and beyond.

All those appointed to the Court need to be people of truly exceptional intellectual and legal ability, with sound judgment and decisiveness. Candidates must be able to address the full range of legal subjects. No particular area of legal expertise is sought. The selection commission is looking for candidates who can show an ability to contribute to the collegiate decision-making of the Court, a sensitivity to the needs of different communities and groups and an ability and willingness to engage in the wider representational and leadership role of a Justice, together with an appreciation of the developing nature of the constitution and law in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The Supreme Court is required by statute to have judges with a knowledge of, and experience of practice in, the law of each part of the United Kingdom.

The UK Supreme Court's commitment to diversity and inclusion is deeply rooted in our values. We recognise that diversity brings richness to the judiciary and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We support part-time and flexible working, subject to the needs of the Court.

Cooley (UK) LLP is seeking a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager to join the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team.

The DEI Manager is responsible for working with the Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to manage the Firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including the development of practices to recruit, retain and promote diverse attorneys and professional staff, and coordination of global firm efforts to support an inclusive culture. 

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Our Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (GDEI) team is responsible for the enterprise-wide DE&I strategy and ensuring that each of the company’s global markets, across the three-legged stool, are supported in a culturally sensitive way that mitigates reputational risk. Advancing DEI is recognized as a business imperative, and as a result, there is an immediate need to support the three market segments: International Operated Markets (IOM), which are composed of wholly-owned markets, or countries in which McDonald’s operates restaurants,  International Operated Markets – Business Unit (IOM BU), which are composed of smaller markets that are wholly-owned, and International Developmental Licensed Markets (IDLM), which are markets where McDonald’s has licensed its franchising rights to strategic partners.

Reporting into the Senior Director for International DEI, three managers in newly built roles, one for IOM, one for IOM BU, and one for IDLM will work closely in a collaborative environment. 

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The Manager in this role will be responsible for the International Operated Markets (IOM) segment (Australia, Canada, France, Germany and United Kingdom) and will drive the GDEI strategy in partnership with market leadership as well as with colleagues from across all corporate functions in the markets. The work will include assessing the markets’ DEI strategies against the GDEI enterprise-wide strategy and support the journey of each market to become an industry leader in the space. Additionally, the Manager will be responsible for assessing each market regarding how DEI present and use that data in conjunction with the strategy assessment to develop or enhance market-specific plans. Finally, once the markets have their plans, the Manager will assist the markets in activating the plans and monitoring progress.

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We are recruiting a number of Legal Interns across our Film and TV businesses based either at our Central London office or our West London office in Osterley. 

Legal Interns (Content Group)
The legal Interns (2 roles available) work within Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, dealing with the acquisition, distribution and production of Film and TV content. You will work with lawyers from the start of the deal where a title has been board approved, the signing of the deal, through to the completion of legal delivery. 
 

Legal Intern (Networks)
This legal Intern will work within the NBCUniversal International Networks division, the international entertainment channels group of NBCUniversal. You will work with lawyers on a broad range of matters including: assisting with drafting and reviewing various legal documents, including channel distribution related agreements for NBCUniversal’s entertainment channels and for Sky News International, undertaking legal research, managing the signing processes of agreements and assisting with ad hoc matters.
 

Legal Intellectual Property Intern (Corporate)
As an Intellectual Property Brands & Content Intern, you will support the protection and enforcement of NBCUniversal’s prized portfolio of popular film and television brands and content, ranging from franchises like Jurassic Park/World and Despicable Me/Minions to The Office and The Umbrella Academy.  

The SRA is looking to appoint two new Board members from a solicitor background, to join the SRA Board and contribute to setting its strategic direction. All new Board directors should have previous experience of working with a Board, a track record of achievement in complex organisations, and the ability to think strategically. They will also bring excellent communication skills and judgement, and a demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. The SRA is particularly interested in individuals with at least one of the following: 

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• experience in a senior management in a City of other major law firm; and/or
• experience providing legal services in Wales; and/or
• experience providing legal services in England or Wales through less traditional business models, such as an ABS or digital services provider.

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The SRA is committed to putting diversity at the heart of everything It does. It welcomes applications from all suitably qualified individuals coming from the widest possible range of backgrounds to these roles.

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These positions are a great opportunity to support the work of the entire legal team at PRS for Music in all areas of legal practice that we encounter: compliance, commercial, corporate, contentious and copyright.   The Lawyer roles focus on advising the business in relation to a wide range of matters including the company’s membership, licensing, international and corporate agreements as well as advice relating to property, marketing and sponsorship. You will also have an opportunity to work on dispute resolution, including ADR, infringement claims, copyright tribunal references and ombudsman complaints. 

They are broad roles with plenty of client contact working very closely with our business teams.  The three roles are nuanced in their emphasis on type of work.  So although broad, there will be opportunities to major on (a) music licensing and commercial agreements, (b) dispute resolution, or (c) data protection and compliance.

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You will be a qualified solicitor (0-5 PQE) with relevant expertise, gained in-house and/or in private practice, with good experience in at least one of the 5Cs.  

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The diverse nature of the Environment Agency provides ever-evolving challenges for our legal teams. Our Enforcement and Prosecutions team undertake advice and conduct enforcement, prosecution cases, and relevant alternative disposals such as civil sanctions and formal cautions. They also provide training to staff on disclosure requirements and the use of various statutory and enforcement powers. Join them and you will have the opportunity to own an interesting caseload and make your mark in a national organisation that promises a good work-life balance, salary pension scheme and great professional development. 

You will be a qualified solicitor, barrister or equivalent (FILEX with rights of audience in criminal proceedings) and ideally have experience as a prosecutor or defence lawyer of complex criminal cases concerning breaches of environmental legislation or other complex areas of criminal and regulatory law. You will understand the Environment Agency’s ability to use civil sanctions in place of criminal proceedings and you will have the ability to advise upon the right regulatory response to environmental offending.

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Facebook seeks a highly motivated and experienced team player for a senior role on Facebook Ireland’s Data Protection team.

You will be qualified to practice law in at least one EU jurisdiction and have a minimum of 8 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience (e.g. at a law firm or as in-house counsel) .The role is a great opportunity for any candidate who is keen to tackle some of today’s toughest and important legal challenges in this cutting-edge area of law. The role will focus on providing legal advice to internal commercial, employment, security, sales and other business teams in order to identify and mitigate legal risk, and to develop governance frameworks across the business. The ideal candidate will have strong experience advising on data protection compliance issues, good judgment, a strong work ethic, and a keen interest in learning about new technologies and areas of the law.

The role will be located in Dublin or London (relocation assistance available). Facebook welcomes applications from the widest range of individuals eligible to apply and particularly encourages applications from those who would increase the diversity of the company.

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Robin AI is an AI powered legal tech company on a mission to revolutionize the legal industry by making contracts simple, and making legal tech more readily accessible to all. We leverage cutting-edge machine learning and proprietary AI-based contracting software to enhance and transform traditional legal services, with experts in engineering, AI, and law.

We are looking for people to join our Transactions group in the Legal and Product team, this is an opportunity to be at the forefront of the new wave of legal services and use your knowledge of law alongside building knowledge of the legal tech space. The role is at the core of how we are redefining the practice of law, and you will get the opportunity to work directly with private equity, hedge funds, financial institutions, and Fortune 500 companies exploring transactions.  

As an experienced legal professional, you will have responsibility for reviewing and negotiating transactional documents, alongside the opportunity to hire and develop junior talent. In addition, Robin offers fantastic opportunities for career development spanning traditional legal work and beyond, including client onboarding and driving long-term client success, product innovation.

We want to recruit a Property Lawyer to join our team in Glasgow. You will be Scottish qualified candidate with up to 6 years PQE, gained in a commercial law practice. 

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You will be joining a team of 23 fee earners in Glasgow.

We are listed as Tier 1 in Legal 500 and Chambers in Commercial Property. We work closely with 33 development and investment lawyers in Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

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The work you will do encompasses high-end investment and occupier deals for a roster of the most prominent UK and international corporates.  There will also be opportunity to work on urban regeneration schemes, strategic developments, property finance and a variety of other major projects

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You will be involved in a wide variety of commercial property transactions. You will start by working with some of the highest profile investors both UK and internationally on high profile commercial developments in the office, logistics, retail, student accommodation and build-to-rent sectors. You are not expected to have worked with all of these sectors before but you should be interested in these areas of work and eager to learn more.   

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You will have the opportunity to be part of transactional teams supporting clients with their real estate requirements across the UK working alongside colleagues from our other offices and benefiting from our internal legal professional support network. You may have the opportunity to become dual qualified in the future, if you want to expand your interest into English property.

At Joelson, we love working with clients that are passionate about what they do. This means we can work with founders looking to turn ideas into successful start-ups while also supporting the CEOs that are building the futures of multi-jurisdictional companies.

We take pride in our work, and we’re committed to providing our clients, not only with the advice that they expect from good lawyers, but also the commercial knowledge that will help them achieve their goals. Client service is at the heart of our business. Our clients come from wide ranging backgrounds, and we aim to reflect that in our workforce. We’re looking for individuals that take a calm, commercial approach to their work and ultimately feel a passion for making a positive impact. 

We’re always looking to invest in our people and provide opportunities for those who wish to develop their legal and commercial skills, as well as learn the additional life-skills that create the best teams. Who doesn’t want to work with great people? We do.

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We are recruiting lawyers to give advice across a wide range of operational and associated matters, to represent the agencies in discussions across Government and with partners overseas, and to handle litigation on our behalf.  The work is wide-ranging, varied and highly responsible.  Depending on portfolios, legal advisers can expect to advise on a range of domestic law issues as well as public international and EU law.

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Jefferies is looking to hire a junior lawyer (0-3 years PQE) or senior paralegal into its London Investment Banking Legal team with relevant experience in the practice of a leading international law firm or financial institution. 

Reporting to the Head of Investment Banking Legal in Europe, the individual will work closely with and provide advice to the investment banking, corporate broking and capital markets teams. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing business, and the ideal candidate will have the initiative and flexibility to support the business expansion across a wide variety of markets and products. 

The role will be broad and varied and will involve reviewing and negotiating engagement letters, non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”), adherence letters, non-reliance letters, highly confident / highly interested letters. From time to time, you may be asked to assist on transactional work (likely ECM, but potentially on M&A and DCM matters) as well. The role will also involve an element of administration for the IB Legal team and wider Legal function.  

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There are 150 vacancies for Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, with vacancies across all 7 chambers. Tribunals often sit as panels consisting of a legally qualified chair (the judge) and non-legal members with specific areas of expertise. During the hearing the judge must ensure that the overriding objective (to deal with cases fairly and justly) is observed, which will include all parties having the opportunity to participate in proceedings as fully and fairly as possible. Many cases involve individuals putting their own case forward without legal assistance. The judge should therefore help ensure the system is accessible to all by guiding parties through the procedures appropriately. Except in cases that involve national security or evidence of a very personal nature, substantive final hearings in tribunal cases are held in public.

There are  50 vacancies for Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). Employment judges in England and Wales preside over Employment Tribunals, the jurisdiction of which involves a wide range of workplace disputes involving claims against employers, individuals, trade unions, professional and regulatory bodies. There are currently more than 90 different causes of action that can be brought to the Employment Tribunals.

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Working alongside the ITN General Counsel, Senior Legal and Business Affairs Solicitor and Senior Legal and Business Affairs Manager, the Junior Media Lawyer will provide commercial and contractual legal advice across ITN Productions’ businesses including TV production and distribution, advertising and branded content, news syndication, post-production, education, sport and conferences.

The role will also provide some contractual support to ITN’s ITV News, Channel 4 News and 5 News newsrooms and on corporate matters.

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Responsibilities

• Working closely with ITN Productions’ teams on deals from an early stage of the process

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts including TV, corporate video and live event production and development contracts, contributor release forms, third party material licences and content distribution agreements with ITN’s customers, suppliers and other third parties

• Advising ITN managers on key issues and risks

• Closing deals on a timely basis

• Establishing solid and positive working relationships with legal counterparts at ITN’s customers and suppliers

• Preparing and maintaining standard form contracts and advising on their use
   

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The role holder will assist and at times may lead for the Customer Experience legal team on BT customer product and proposition projects, personally delivering legal advice as well as making sure that Consumer product/service terms are best in class. 

• You will lead for the Customer Experience legal team on BT customer product and proposition projects, personally delivering legal advice

• You may also provide assistance to your Principal, or the Senior Lawyer- BT & EE Consumer Law, on more complex projects, as needed

• You will manage maintain internal relationships, for example (but not only) with peers and other BT focused team members in the Marketing, Digital, Consumer legal, Group legal and Regulatory Affairs teams

• You will be responsible for making sure that the Consumer division understands what is required to comply with relevant law and regulation

• You will deliver succinct and precise advice and risk-based reports to stakholders to facilitate decision making

• You may influence the strategic approach taken in your area and more widely across Consumer

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We are seeking a 1-3 PQE England & Wales qualified financial restructuring associate for our London team. Strong restructuring and insolvency knowledge required, including prior experience of schemes of arrangements and relevant exposure to commercially minded financial institution clients such as hedge funds, bondholders, institutional lenders, secondary market investors and creditor committees. Superior communication skills and excellent academic credentials are essential.

Our global financial restructuring team is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading restructuring groups with unparalleled bench depth and experience. Our team sits in the world’s major financial centres and spans three continents, and has been involved in some of the largest, most complex, ground-breaking restructurings in recent history. We have a long track record of advising official and informal creditors’ committees, companies and institutional investors in formal and out-of-court restructurings, in financing and strategic transactions, and on distressed and special situations.

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Facebook seeks a highly motivated and experienced infrastructure lawyer that thrives in a fast-paced environment and can seamlessly drive success working with multiple cross-functional stakeholders to provide effective and practical legal support to our global network infrastructure team, primarily supporting the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. In this role, you will serve as a key partner to the business, in support of regional and related global strategy and implementation and handle negotiations for the build out of infrastructure that is critical to our network, our services and the future of the internet. You will work closely with Legal colleagues from various areas, Tax, Finance, and others to ensure our engagements are reflective of the company’s policies and risk tolerance. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical understanding of how networks operate, can find creative solutions to complex issues, have excellent communication skills and be an effective negotiator. To succeed in this role, you will need to be able to multitask efficiently and effectively to manage competing priorities. This is a full-time position based in London. Facebook welcomes applications from the widest range of individuals eligible to apply and particularly encourages applications from those who would increase the diversity of the company.

We are currently looking to recruit a Mining and Oil & Gas Lawyer with 5+ yrs PQE, to join the Projects Group in our London office.  

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Energy is one of the firm's key sectors and we have one of the largest dedicated energy teams of any international law firm. We are widely recognised as one of the leading providers of legal services to the energy industry covering the entire value chain internationally.

As the world moves from a high carbon to a high metals environment, there will be increasing demand for lawyers who can bridge the mining, wider extractives (including oil & gas), sustainability and energy fields. 

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The role sits within the London Energy team, which is part of the International Projects Group which encompasses a team spread across Europe, Middle East and Africa. The team leads on some of the most important international transactional and advisory matters in the EMEA region and works closely with M&A and disputes teams on multidisciplinary mandates where an “energy” skill-set is a leading strategic driver.  The team has acted on the acquisition of Africa’s largest lithium project, on the creation of Azule Energy, Africa’s largest oil & gas business, and on Africa’s largest energy restructuring. 

The JAC have been asked to identify two candidates for the post of Vice President of the Valuation Tribunal for England (VTE). 

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The VTE deals with disputes arising from council tax, non-domestic business rates and local taxation appeals. The subject matter in many cases can involve substantial amounts of money both by way of revenue to the government and charges on the taxpayer in business rate cases.  

More information about the Valuation Tribunal for England can be found here.   

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The role of Vice President is to support the President of the VTE in his role as judicial head of the Valuation Tribunal of England. 

Responsibilities will include:

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• Supporting the President in providing leadership to, and communication with, Tribunal members as well as strengthening judicial independence and enhancing public confidence in the VTE 

• Strengthening links between members and the President

• Sitting on hearings for identified 'complex cases’ or ‘lead appeals’ (this element of the role is unpaid as it forms part of the chairman/member duties that are voluntary)

Interface with the Valuation Tribunal Service (VTS) will be through the President

We are seeking a technically strong, personable and ambitious lawyer, looking to pursue a career in corporate law with one of the top corporate practices in the South East outside London.

The corporate team consists of eight partners and around 20 other lawyers, including two dedicated professional support lawyers. The work of the team is high-quality and diverse and covers a broad range of corporate transactional and advisory work, including:

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• Private M&A (both buy side and sell side)

• Private equity (principally management advisory and portfolio work)

• High growth companies / shareholders agreements and articles / equity fundraising

• Corporate rationalisations / reorganisations

• General corporate advisory

• Partnership law

• Inward investment  and cross border

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We are recruiting for two permanent Lead Counsels – both are commercial roles (one focussed on our music licensing business area and the other on our membership business area).  In addition, there is a further 12 month FTC Lead Counsel role available, focussing on music licensing. While these roles are full time, we are also recruiting for a part time Lead Counsel (2-3 days pw) to support our technology and procurement business area as part of a job share.  

The licensing roles will include advising on commercial terms relating to broadcasting, on-demand services, music services of all kinds, physical products (CDs, DVDs etc) and public performance of music, including drafting and negotiation of licences.  These roles will also involve work on resolving disputes related to licences, working closely with our contentious and compliance lawyers.  The membership role will provide advice on relations with our songwriter and publisher members who entrust us with their music rights, advising on a range of commercial agreements and policies, also including the resolution of disputes.  The technology role will focus on supporting a wide range of commercial matters including procurement and complex IT agreements.

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The Office for the Internal Market (OIM) is being created following the passage of the UK Internal Market Act 2020. Once set up later this year, the OIM will analyse the health of the UK internal market and report to the UK Parliament and the devolved legislatures.

The OIM are seeking a Panel Chair who can provide effective leadership and strategic direction, oversee the proactive and reactive monitoring and reporting on the health of the UK internal market and represent the OIM Panel in the public sphere. 

Jefferies is looking to hire a mid-level lawyer (2-5 years PQE) into its London Investment Banking Legal team with relevant experience in the practice of a leading international law firm or financial institution. Investment Banking Legal, as part of the Legal team in Europe, supports the Equity Capital Markets, Merger and Acquisitions, UK Corporate Broking and Leveraged Finance teams on various advisory and transactional-related matters with Jefferies’ clients. 

Reporting to the General Counsel and Head of Investment Banking Legal in Europe, the individual will work closely with and provide advice to the investment banking, corporate broking and capital markets teams. The team is small but the breadth of work is vast in terms of your exposure. The firm is dynamic, entrepreneurial and this role will give you great exposure to senior business heads as well as working directly with the GC.

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We are recruiting 2 Labour & Employment Legal Interns, one with a focus on Employment Law and another on Immigration, in our film & TV businesses based in our Central London office.

Employment Law
You will work as part of a team of specialist labour and employment lawyers advising on issues in the UK, EMEA and APAC, and working on an amazing variety of legal issues across the exciting and varied portfolio of businesses.
You will also gain unique experience supporting our Film & TV productions with employee relations issues, diversity initiatives and the interpretation of collective bargaining arrangements.

Immigration
The immigration team at NBCUniversal has a global focus and supports all areas of the business including film and television production, news, sports and corporate functions. This is a varied role where you will have the opportunity to work on a range of projects around the world; developing your research, problem solving, project management and drafting skills in the process.

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We’re looking for a lawyer with the right skills and experience to make a key contribution to the Environment Agency’s work in regulating permitted industry, notably waste, and dealing with pollution control, water quality and resources, habitats, fisheries and more. You’ll provide timely, high-quality advice and support to operational teams based in Areas. You’ll deal with civil enforcement action and may liaise with partner bodies in local and national government. You’ll handle challenges in the courts and through the statutory appeal process with colleagues and clients across the country. 

You'll be a fully qualified lawyer (solicitor, barrister or legal executive). You’ll have excellent communication and drafting skills, extensive experience of advising laypersons on statutory and case-law and confidence in handling contentious matters. You’ll be customer-focussed with good organisational skills and the ability to handle your own case-load without supervision as well as being a strong team-player with lawyers and clients. Experience of environmental law and working for a regulatory body or local authority is desirable. 

Facebook is seeking a highly motivated, team player to serve as Associate General Counsel, Telecom.

You should have a J.D. degree (or equivalent) and have a practicing certificate in a European law jurisdiction and have significant experience in wireless or telecommunications in the region.

The position will involve advising as to telecommunication laws in various countries throughout Europe, Africa & the Middle East. The role will involve outreach to regulators and supporting teams that are helping to shape policies on a variety of issues, including net neutrality and spectrum. The position will also involve working closely with teams who manage Facebook's global infrastructure and those seeking to bring connectivity to the two thirds of the world who are not yet connected to the Internet.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing legal team and to work on novel issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment. Facebook welcomes applications from the widest range of individuals eligible to apply and particularly encourages applications from those who would increase the diversity of the company.