Legal Counsel

Job Description

Job description
Legal Counsel – Corporate / M&A

Remote-first | UK-based | Monthly office attendance

Head Office Location: Burnham(Required to attend the Head Office once a month).

The Opportunity:

This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-growing, well capitalised care group at a genuinely pivotal moment in its journey.

The organisation is a family-owned operator with a substantial national footprint across the UK and a strong pipeline of further acquisitions and developments. Backed by an experienced Board, a highly regarded Chairman, and supportive long-term investors, the business is investing heavily in both its existing portfolio and future growth.

This momentum has created a sustained volume of high value corporate, property and funding activity, making this role business critical. You will be embedded at the heart of strategic decision-making, supporting complex transactions that directly shape the future of the group.

The Role:

We are appointing a full-time, permanent Legal Counsel to support corporate, M&A and investment activity across the group. Reporting directly into the General Counsel, you will work closely with senior commercial leaders, directors and external partners.

This is a hands-on, transaction-led role suited to a lawyer who enjoys ownership, pace and autonomy, and who is comfortable operating as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders.

While the role is remote-first, there is an expectation to attend head office approximately one day per month. Candidates based within reasonable travelling distance are preferred, though this is not essential.

Key Responsibilities:

You will take end-to-end ownership of live transactions, including:

• Project-managing corporate and M&A transactions, including: Share acquisitions, business and asset acquisitions, property acquisition and acquisition, development and refinancing facilities.
• Advising on transaction structure from the outset, including drafting and inputting into heads of terms.
• Coordinating and managing external advisers, lenders, investors and professional partners.
• Overseeing and supervising due diligence and disclosure processes.
• Reviewing, negotiating and drafting transaction documentation.
• Translating complex legal risk into clear, commercially focused advice for the Board and senior leadership.
• Managing and supervising all post-completion actions.
• Supporting and overseeing company secretarial matters across the group.
• Advising the wider business on legal issues arising from due diligence and post-completion integration.
• Supporting the in-house legal function and wider business on broader corporate matters.

The Skillset & Experience We’re Looking For:

This role requires a high-calibre corporate lawyer with strong transactional depth. The benchmark for this appointment is the level of an individual who has already proven successful in this environment.

You will ideally bring:

• UK-qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with a current practising certificate
• Approximately 4–6+ years’ PQE
• Training and development within a top-tier or highly regarded corporate law firm
• Strong private M&A and private equity experience, including exposure to £100m+ transactions
• Proven experience running transactions end-to-end, including: Due diligence, disclosure exercises, SPAs & Completions and post-completion matters.
• Confidence coordinating multiple stakeholders, including: External law firms, lenders and funders, Investors, joint venture partners & cross-border advisers where required.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and commercial judgement
• A pragmatic, hands-on approach with the ability to operate with minimal supervision
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to advise senior leadership
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple live matters simultaneously
• Experience in real estate or construction matters is advantageous, though not essential

Working Pattern & Location:

• Remote-first role
• Attendance at head office approximately once per month (Barnham)
• Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm

Reward:

• Salary up to £110,000 per annum
• Discretionary bonus up to 10%
• Opportunity to work at the centre of a high-growth, acquisitive organisation
• Significant autonomy, visibility and influence

Why This Role Stands Out:

This is not a back-office legal position. You will be deeply embedded in the commercial engine of the business, shaping transactions that directly impact growth, investment and long-term strategy. For the right lawyer, this offers exposure, responsibility and progression that is rarely available outside private practice.