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About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious qualified lawyer who’s eager to learn and make a real impact. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive, and willing to get stuck into a broad scope of work. In return, you’ll gain hands-on experience, high levels of responsibility, and the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across the business. You’ll report to the Senior Legal Counsel and work alongside an experienced legal team that values collaboration, commerciality, and clear communication.

Responsibilities

Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements in a fast-paced tech environment.
Supporting intellectual property enforcement and brand protection efforts.
Supporting on a broad range of strategic corporate projects, working closely with stakeholders across the business to deliver practical legal advice and manage legal risk.
Assisting in handling low-level disputes and pre-litigation matters, resolving issues directly and identifying practical, business-friendly solutions.
Maintaining and improving legal tools and workflows, including contract management systems, with a proactive approach and strong embrace of AI and technology.
Triaging and addressing legal queries efficiently, simplifying complex issues, taking swift action, and establishing clear expectations.
Collaborating closely with teams across the business to provide timely and effective legal advice, including partnering with product teams to review products, features, and new initiatives.
Staying current with relevant laws and maintaining legal templates, playbooks, and training materials.

Requirements

Qualified solicitor in England & Wales (or equivalent jurisdiction).
2 - 5 years’ PQE, ideally with some in-house experience, or from a leading law firm with exposure to commercial legal work.
Experience working in-house at a fast-paced, technology-led company is essential.
Good understanding/ working knowledge of basic data protection principles.
Enthusiastic, hungry to learn, and not afraid to get stuck in.
Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
Experience working on corporate/internal strategic projects or matters.
Clear communicator with the ability to explain legal concepts simply and effectively.
Organised, adaptable, and comfortable juggling multiple matters at once.
A team player who is proactive and solution-focused.
Interest in legal tech and willingness to use tools to drive efficiencies is a plus.

Skills

Commercial Contracts
Intellectual Property & Brand Protection
Corporate Project Work
Dispute Resolution
Legal Operations & Process Improvement
AI and technology utilization
Contract Management Systems
Compliance & Risk Management
Drafting
Negotiation
Communication

Location

Remote
Hybrid

Work Type

Contract
Hybrid

Experience Level

2-5 years PQE

Education Level

Qualified solicitor

Salary/Compensations

Competitive compensation package

Benefits

Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments.
Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.
27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year.
Holiday buy schemes.
Contributory stakeholder pension.
Life assurance at 4x your basic salary.
Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility.
Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.
Access deals and discounts on travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more.

About the Company

Our vision is to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.
We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.
Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include: We create value…by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers. We think bigger…by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations. We care deeply…by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity. We move together…by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive. We make a difference…by focusing on delivering measurable impact.
We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!

Equal Opportunity

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage / civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or sexual orientation.
At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success., We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.