A leading European passenger transport business is seeking a commercially focused Legal Counsel to join its Group Legal team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is a broad commercial role supporting major procurement projects, strategic tender opportunities and complex commercial arrangements across the UK and Europe. Working closely with business stakeholders, you will play a key role in helping the organisation secure and deliver significant contracts while managing legal and commercial risk.

The role

• Lead legal support on major procurement exercises, tender submissions and bid opportunities.
• Review, draft and negotiate commercial contracts, concession agreements and framework arrangements.
• Advise on public and private sector procurement matters throughout the bid lifecycle.
• Assess legal and commercial risk and provide practical, solution-focused advice to stakeholders.
• Support business development and growth initiatives across the UK and Europe.
• Work closely with Commercial, Procurement, Finance and operational teams to deliver strategic projects.
• Manage relationships with external counsel where required.
• Contribute to wider legal and governance initiatives across the Group.

The ideal candidate

• Qualified lawyer with 3-8 years' PQE.
• Strong commercial contracts experience gained in private practice or in-house.
• Experience supporting procurement, tendering, bid or concession processes.
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Pragmatic, business-focused and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Exposure to regulated sectors, infrastructure, transport or public sector contracting would be advantageous but is not essential.

Why apply?

• Opportunity to work on high-value, strategically important procurement and tender projects.
• Direct exposure to senior commercial stakeholders across the business.
• Varied and commercially focused workload with real business impact.
• Collaborative and experienced legal team.
• Hybrid working with 3 days per week in the London office.

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