Senior Legal Counsel

Company Description

ABOUT LGC:
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range. 

Job Description

Join us as a Senior Legal Counsel

We are excited to announce an opportunity for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our global life sciences organization. This role offers a unique chance for an experienced and passionate lawyer to support our commercial legal team and the Standards Business Unit at LGC.

Does this sound like you?

You will work closely with our General Counsel and Head of Legal Strategy & Transformation, providing legal, compliance, and risk advice across the LGC Group. As the primary legal contact for the Standards Business Unit, you will play a key role in supporting business operations and driving continuous improvement in our legal function.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide commercial legal support across the LGC Group, with a focus on customer and supplier agreements for the Standards Business Unit.
• Act as the legal business partner for the Standards Business Unit, offering strategic advice on legal, risk, and compliance matters.
• Lead on privacy compliance within LGC, developing policies and frameworks, and providing guidance on data privacy issues.
• Collaborate with the General Counsel on transformation projects, including enhancing our legal technology and supporting corporate transactions.
• Improve continuous improvement within the Legal & Risk team by implementing standard methodologies and applying technology to streamline processes.

Qualifications

• Qualifications:

• UK or US qualified lawyer with over 5 years of PQE.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Knowledge of EU/UK privacy compliance frameworks.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and sound judgment.
• A flexible, pragmatic, and proactive approach with the ability to work independently.
• Experience with legal technology and data management is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence senior team members.

• Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work with a global leader in life sciences and make a significant impact.
• Collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team in a role that offers variety and growth.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A chance to be part of a forward-thinking company that values integrity, respect, passion, curiosity, and brilliance.

• If you’re a proactive and motivated legal professional looking to take your career to the next level, we’d love to hear from you!

  Apply now to become an integral part of our Legal & Risk team!

Additional Information

OUR VALUES

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY 
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com

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