Legal Counsel Job at Chichester Full Time

W&P Partners Legal Recruitment is proud to partner with a growing business based in West Sussex. The company is seeking a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join its legal function and support the business across a broad range of commercial and technology matters.

The Opportunity

Reporting into the General Counsel, this is a broad and hands-on role supporting the business across commercial, technology, and data-related matters. You will work closely with stakeholders across the business providing practical legal advice in a fast-paced commercial environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a 3+ PQE lawyer looking to take ownership of high-quality work, build strong business partnerships, and develop within a growing organisation.

You will:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including customer agreements, supplier contracts, partnership agreements, NDAs, SaaS agreements, software licensing arrangements, technology procurement agreements, master services agreements, and technology-related terms.
• Advise on legal and commercial risk across the contract lifecycle, helping the business close deals efficiently while protecting the company’s interests.
• Support data privacy and protection matters, including GDPR, UK GDPR, data processing agreements, vendor due diligence, privacy notices, and data-related contractual provisions.
• Work closely with sales, product, procurement, finance, and operational teams to provide pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice.
• Help develop and improve contract templates, playbooks, policies, and internal processes to support scalable growth.
• Assist with broader legal matters as required, including regulatory, compliance, corporate, and governance-related projects.
• Build trusted relationships across the business and act as a practical advisor to stakeholders at different levels.

Experience & Skills:

• 3+ PQE, with strong commercial contracts experience gained in private practice, in-house, or a combination of both.
• Experience advising on technology-related agreements, ideally including SaaS contracts, software licensing, cloud services, platform terms, IT services, or digital products.
• Good working knowledge of data privacy and protection matters, including GDPR and UK GDPR.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives and provide clear, practical advice.
• Confidence working directly with business stakeholders and managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• A proactive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Interest in technology, SaaS, digital products, data-driven businesses, or innovation-led organisations would be highly advantageous.

W&P Partners Legal Recruitment is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.