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About the Role
This role involves providing practical and commercially-minded legal advice within a fast-paced environment, focusing on contemporary art and the international art market. The Legal Advisor will support the Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance in various legal matters.
Responsibilities
- Negotiate and amend loans-in, consignments-in, sale agreements, commission agreements, representation agreements, and art fair agreements.
- Advise and assist represented artists in negotiating agreements with third parties.
- Draft and negotiate loans-out, consignments-out, invoice terms amendments, letters of provenance, artwork valuations, fabrication agreements, film agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
- Work on secondary market deals, including drafting and negotiating purchase or consignment agreements.
- Advise on the risks of particular transactions and appropriate due diligence levels for secondary market deals.
- Draft confidentiality agreements and letters of intent for secondary market deals.
- Advise on intellectual property and copyright matters, including obtaining permissions and documentation for shows.
- Respond to urgent copyright infringement queries on behalf of represented artists.
- Work with the Image Licensing team on photography agreements and related copyright issues.
- Negotiate IP licenses on behalf of represented artists.
- Research and respond to ad hoc legal queries from gallery departments and artists.
- Suggest options for resolving legal issues and advise on the best way to proceed.
- Assist with drafting technical/legal letters and emails.
- Liaise with external lawyers as required.
- Advise the board on legal risks of specific situations.
- Advise on actual or threatened litigation and suggest resolution options.
- Coordinate trademark applications and extensions.
- Manage and update legal policies (e.g., anti-bribery, data protection) and templates.
- Train staff on legal issues.
- Assist the compliance team and Money Laundering Reporting Officer on anti-money laundering (AML) issues and AML policy implementation.
- Liaise with external counsel on AML matters.
- Complete data breach incident report forms and assist the Data Protection Officer on data protection issues.
- Liaise with Sales, Exhibitions, Artist Liaisons, Registrars, Finance, Publications, international locations (Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, Paris), and artists directly.
- Attend monthly cybersecurity monitoring meetings and instruct on necessary takedown processes.
- Assist with drafting board resolutions, director appointments/resignations, and corporate filings.
- Provide support, education, and training to staff to build risk awareness.
- Stay informed about changes in law affecting the gallery.
- Process invoices for legal fees and other costs.
- Attend staff meetings.
- Attend exhibition openings.
Requirements
- English-qualified solicitor with at least three years’ post-qualification experience (PQE).
- Interest in and knowledge of contemporary art and the international art market.
- Ability to provide practical and commercially-minded legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, especially across time zones.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Foreign legal qualification in a relevant jurisdiction (desirable).
- In-house experience in the art market (e.g., commercial gallery, museum, auction house) (desirable).
Skills
- Legal advice
- Contract negotiation
- Contract drafting
- Risk assessment
- Due diligence
- Intellectual property
- Copyright law
- Trademark law
- Data protection
- Anti-bribery policy
- Anti-money laundering (AML)
- Communication skills
- Prioritization
- Legal research
Location
- Bermondsey
- Other locations as required
Work Type
- Fixed-term
- Full-time
Experience Level
- At least three years’ post-qualification experience (PQE)
Education Level
- English-qualified solicitor
About the Company
- The company operates in the contemporary art and international art market sector.