Job Description
LegalVision is a commercial law firm built for high-performing teams who want to work differently. Through our fixed-fee legal membership, we provide unlimited legal support to SMEs and in-house teams.
Our team uses custom-built technology to deliver fast, high-quality legal support with predictable pricing for clients and rewarding careers for those who work here. With operations across the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, LegalVision offers clear progression, exposure to complex work at scale, and the opportunity to be part of an innovative law firm.
If you are excited about the prospect of growing your career in an innovative and growing business that offers challenging work, a fast-paced environment, and impressive professional development opportunities, then we’d love to hear from you!
The Opportunity
We are looking for a 3+ PQE English qualified lawyer to join our Commercial and Privacy team in Manchester. In this position, you will assist our growing number of SME and Corporate clients with a varied range of commercial, privacy and general corporate work. LegalVision’s clients operate in a range of industries, including SaaS/IT, healthcare, e-commerce, construction and recruitment. Our ideal candidate has a strong grasp of the UK’s data protection legislation (including the UK GDPR), as well as consumer laws.
This position is ideal for a Senior Associate level lawyer with broad commercial and privacy law expertise. You should have experience in efficiently managing workflows and matters in a fast paced, high volume environment, and effectively communicating directly with clients.
Our headquarters are in Manchester, but we’re happy to consider remote work arrangements, including from London, for the right person.
How You’ll Help Clients
- Drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, including supply agreements, manufacturing agreements, e-commerce documents, IT and software contracts, IP and licensing agreements, contractor agreements and referral agreements.
- Drafting and reviewing privacy policies and internal privacy manuals.
- Advising on the GDPR, including responding to data subject access requests, data breaches, controller/processor arrangements, and AI implications.
- Advising on UK consumer laws.
The Ideal Candidate
- Qualified: An English qualified lawyer with demonstrated local experience in assisting commercial clients in a variety of commercial and privacy. Additional experience in general corporate work will be highly valued.
- Attentive: Brilliant attention to detail; nothing ever slips through the cracks.
- Efficient: Prioritises effectively; focuses on what matters; works productively.
- Commercial: Demonstrates business acumen; cares about business growth (including helping to grow LegalVision further).
- Collaborative: Gets a kick out of working with smart, fun and passionate people and learning from them.
- Adaptable: Grasps new concepts quickly; improves every day; goes with the flow.
- Service Orientated: Loves assisting clients and providing an amazing experience.
The Perks
- Forward-thinking environment with accelerated growth opportunities for high performers.
- 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), enhanced maternity pay, plus contractual sick pay, paid volunteering, and birthday leave.
- Private medical insurance (post probation).
- Annual budget to spend on external learning and development.
- Quarterly trips to our Manchester HQ.
- Regular team socials and events.
Apply Today!
If this sounds like your kind of role, we’d love to hear from you! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will close once the role is filled, so apply early to avoid missing out.
A note to recruiters: we’re all over this role, so there’s no need for you to get in touch. LegalVision does not accept unsolicited CVs or responsibility for any fees related to unsolicited CVs. Thanks!
