Senior Legal Counsel - #1783488

What you'll be doing:

Join a Dynamic, Growing Team at a Pivotal Moment

We’re excited to offer a newly created opportunity within our fast-growing legal team. Reporting directly to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, this is your chance to step into a high-impact, business-facing role where your work will shape the future of our organisation. You’ll advise across a wide spectrum of legal matters, build relationships with stakeholders at all levels – from sales and product to tech, operations and the Executive Team – and play a central role in navigating legal challenges across our diverse and innovative business. You’ll also collaborate closely with key support functions including compliance, marketing, HR, and finance.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Partnering with the General Counsel & Company Secretary on all aspects of legal operations
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts – including customer T&Cs, supplier agreements and framework deals
• Creating and refining contract templates to improve efficiency and consistency
• Designing and rolling out policies and procedures that support compliance and smart risk-taking
• Providing proactive, practical legal advice to anticipate issues before they arise
• Supporting M&A activities, both pre- and post-acquisition
• Managing relationships with external legal counsel in a cost-effective and value-driven way
• Advising on data protection and UK GDPR compliance
• Staying ahead of legal and regulatory developments to keep our business informed and protected
• Offering legal insight wherever needed to support business success
  
  
  

Who You’ll Work With:

• Direct collaboration with the General Counsel & Company Secretary
• Daily interactions with cross-functional teams across the Group
• Close engagement with customers and suppliers on contractual matters
• Working alongside M&A colleagues to deliver seamless acquisition processes
• Partnering with senior leaders to plan for future legal and commercial needs
• Managing and liaising with external legal advisors as needed
• Keeping the Executive Team updated on legal and regulatory developments
  
  
  

Whether you're looking to transition from private practice or grow your in-house experience, this is a rare opportunity to drive change, take ownership, and make a real impact in a thriving, collaborative environment.

We want to hear from you if you:

• Are a Qualified solicitor with 3+ years PQE
• Have strong commercial and contract law experience
• Have a background in either in-house roles or private practice (commercial, corporate or litigation teams welcome)
• Have experience in the tech sector is a bonus, but not required
• Have exceptional drafting ability and meticulous attention to detail
• Are a strong communicator with the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and concisely
• Are confident dealing with stakeholders at all levels, from colleagues to executives
• Have a collaborative mindset, proactive attitude, and a genuine desire to make a difference
  
  
  

At iomart we’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We also recognise your experience may not be perfectly aligned to all the criteria in the job ad. If you like the sound of this role, even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You might just be the right fit for this or other roles.

What's in it for me?

Salary: £up to 80K + benefits

Who you'll be doing it for:

iomart is the UK’s leading Secure Cloud Managed Services Provider. We are passionate about delivering Hybrid Cloud, Data Protection, Cyber Security and Secure Connectivity to over 9,000 organisations in the UK and globally.

• We have over 25 years expertise in data centre and cloud services
• Over 600 skilled professionals and turnover over £127m
• Our HQ is in Glasgow and offices across the UK.
• We provide critical services across all public and private sectors
  
  
  

What to do next:

This is more than just another legal role – it’s a chance to help shape the legal function of a forward-thinking company at a key point in its journey.

Ready to take the next step in your legal career? Apply now and be part of something exciting.

If you do not have an up to date CV or want to have a chat about the role first, please contact us on [email protected]

We’re an equal opportunities employer and want our vacancies to be available to all, so if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the process then just let us know.