Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary

About the Role
Join a fast-growing, employee-owned business where legal plays a key role in supporting commercial growth and smart decision-making. At La Fosse, we’re continuing to grow and build for the future. We’re looking for an experienced Legal Adviser to join our in-house legal team in a visible, business-facing role. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and teams across the business, helping them make informed decisions, manage risk and navigate legal matters in a practical, commercial way.

You’ll act as a trusted legal partner to the business, providing practical support across commercial, employment, compliance and dispute matters. Working closely with the Head of Legal, you’ll manage your own workload while helping to improve legal processes, governance and compliance across the organisation. No two days will look the same. You could be negotiating commercial contracts, supporting HR on an employment matter, advising on legal risk, or creating training to help the wider business stay up to date with legislative changes.

Key Responsibilities
Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice across the business
Manage legal inbox escalations and ensure queries are handled efficiently
Draft, review and negotiate client terms, supplier agreements, NDAs, IP agreements and data processing agreements
Support consultants with legal and commercial negotiations
Maintain and improve legal templates, internal policies and key documentation
Support litigation and dispute matters, including evidence gathering, bundles, statements and correspondence
Work with HR on employment matters including policies, employee relations, settlement agreements, grievances, disciplinaries and redundancy processes
Identify legal training needs and help create and deliver practical training for the business
Support audits, reporting, document management and compliance activity
Contribute ideas to strengthen legal governance as the business continues to grow

Experience
Strong legal experience, ideally in-house or in a commercial environment
Good experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts
Confidence advising non-legal stakeholders
Experience advising businesses on contracts, employment matters and legal risk is more important than following a traditional legal career path

About you
Strong communication and drafting skills
Good judgement and the ability to balance risk with commercial priorities
Excellent organisation and attention to detail
A proactive, practical approach and willingness to get stuck in

Qualifications
A solicitor qualification in England & Wales would be beneficial but is not essential. Practical experience, commercial judgement and ability to give clear, pragmatic advice are more important