Legal Counsel, Franchise
Job description
Location: Uxbridge
Salary: £85k-£95k + bonus
Our client are looking for a Legal Counsel for their Franchise team. Experience in franchise is not required, and they are open to upskilling in that area.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for in-house legal matters including drafting agreements, addressing compliance issues, and participating in negotiation discussions. In order to succeed, this candidate should feel comfortable working with in-house and outside counsels on a variety of legal matters.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted partner to the Global Franchise Operations team by providing risk-based legal counsel and guidance on franchise matters.
- Structure, draft, review, and negotiate franchise agreements, license agreements, confidentiality and non compete agreements, and other related documentation.
- Assist with the preparation of franchise disclosure documents globally in collaboration with multiple internal and external resources.
- Advise on issues arising under laws applicable to franchising.
- Support global strategic initiatives relating to franchise initiatives.
- Mitigate legal and financial contractual risks, ensuring fair, favorable, and consistent terms across agreements.
- Counsel the business on contract interpretation.
- Partner with the Global Franchise Operations team and other centers of excellence to design and implement a risk-based franchise compliance program.
- Support business colleagues in resolving pre-litigation contract disputes.
- Support the development and improvement of contracting processes.
Qualifications
- 2-5 PQE Commercial Lawyer
- In house of Law Firm
- Experience / knowledge with franchising or licensing models not required but a bonus
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- Uxbridge
- Type of Contract
- Casual / Part Time Jobs
- Published at
- 24-12-2025
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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