New Job - Senior Manager - Legal Dept (Inhouse) - London

People First Recruitment
Central London

Job Title : Senior Manager – Legal Dept (Inhouse)

The Skills You'll Need : qualified solicitor, lawyer, 5-7 PQE

Your New Salary : £80,000 - 100,000 per annum dependent on experience.

Location : London, The City (Hybrid working after successful completion of probationary period

Full-time, Permanent

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

What You'll be Doing :

  • General Corporate : M&A, general commercial contracts and in-house property matters.
  • Compliance : internal applications/seminars related to ABC laws, contract approval and export control/sanctions.
  • Litigation : labour disputes and general commercial disputes.
  • Manage communications with external counsel and senior stakeholders in our European bloc.
  • Conduct research and keep up to date with the latest laws and regulations, especially those that affect Japanese-headquartered companies and our operations generally in Europe.
  • Communicate with our counterparts at HQ in Tokyo.
  • Review and draft contracts and other legal risk related documents
  • Manage documentation and assist the execution of transactions from a legal perspective
  • Communicate with commercial teams and external clients
  • Liaise with and instruct external lawyers effectively
  • Handle legal disputes and contentious matters
  • Research legal issues and other cross border legal risk matters
  • Handle compliance matters (including delivering anti- corruption and export control seminars).

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed :

  • Must be a Qualified Solicitor of England and Wales (other common law jurisdictions e.g. Australia/New Zealand may be considered). Qualified lawyer - approx. 5-7 PQE

Desirable:

  • Understanding of Japanese working culture or working in a multinational company.
  • In-house experience.
  • Excellent customer service and relationship management skills
  • Strong team player
  • Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment
  • Proactive attitude to continuous learning and self-development
  • Liaise with relevant teams in Tokyo headquarters.

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We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability.

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Posted 2026-09-21

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