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About the Role

Join us to get hands-on and take ownership of building a modern, strategic, and technology-enabled team that partners closely with the organisation, using data, AI, and innovative ways of working to deliver user-centric legal services that maximise our impact in beating cancer for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice on complex and strategically important matters, acting as a trusted adviser and strategic business partner who enables and empowers stakeholders to achieve their objectives while effectively managing risk.
• Play an active role in shaping the future of Legal at CRUK, contributing ideas, energy and hands-on support to strategic initiatives, service redesign, operational improvements and the development of a modern, user-centric Legal function.
• Champion innovation and smarter ways of working, embracing legal technology, data, process improvement and generative AI to enhance legal service delivery, improve client experience and maximise team effectiveness.
• Act as a builder, problem-solver and changemaker, bringing a dynamic and adaptable mindset to help develop a legal service that is innovative, efficient, technology-enabled and aligned with CRUK's mission and ambitions.
• Bring deep expertise in relevant legal specialisms, acting as a recognised subject matter expert whilst helping to build capability, confidence and legal understanding across the organisation and the Legal team.
• Develop innovative, practical and risk-based solutions to complex challenges, combining excellent legal judgement with commercial awareness, curiosity and a focus on achieving positive outcomes for clients.
• Manage a diverse and complex portfolio of legal matters independently, maintaining high standards of legal excellence while operating with agility, pace and a strong client-service mindset.
• Act as a collaborative team player within the function, sharing expertise, coaching colleagues, providing technical guidance and contributing to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Work closely with the Legal Lead to support the effective delivery of legal services, helping to identify risks, resourcing pressures, opportunities for improvement and new approaches that strengthen how Legal supports the organisation.

Requirements

• Significant experience operating as a Senior Legal Counsel or equivalent within a fast-paced or complex legal services environment which could include private practice, commercial or charity experience
• A dynamic and agile approach, with the confidence to navigate complexity, manage competing priorities and enable decision-making.
• Strong legal negotiation and advisory experience across a broad range of complex matters including a good understanding of commercial contracting.
• The ability to act as a trusted business partner, building strong stakeholder relationships and providing pragmatic, solutions-focused advice.
• Experience driving improvements in legal service delivery, processes, ways of working or legal operations.
• A genuine interest in innovation, legal technology and new approaches that enhance client experience and team effectiveness.
• A commitment to delivering an empowered, user-centric legal service that balances legal risk with organisational objectives.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Skills

• Legal negotiation
• Legal advisory
• Commercial contracting
• Stakeholder relationship building
• Solutions-focused advice
• Legal service delivery improvement
• Process improvement
• Legal operations
• Innovation
• Legal technology
• Generative AI
• AI capabilities

Location

• Office-based with high flexibility

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)

Experience Level

• Senior

Salary/Compensations

• £75,000 - £88,000 per annum

Benefits

• Substantial retirement plan
• Generous and flexible leave allowance
• Discounts on travel
• Discounts on technology
• Gym membership
• Flexible working culture

About the Company

• Cancer Research UK is the UK's leading cancer charity.
• Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do.

Equal Opportunity

• We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.
• We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen.