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Legal Counsel (Corporate)

United Kingdom, London · Job Posted June 29, 2026
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As Legal Counsel focusing on corporate matters for Selfridges Group, you will provide legal solutions ensuring that key legal issues and responsibilities are addressed and compliance requirements are met. The Group Legal team, which sits as part of the wider Selfridges Legal & Privacy team, work across the group entities providing advice, governance and support to the companies and their shareholders. Reporting to the Head of Legal for Selfridges Group, you will bring corporate expertise to projects and everyday corporate matters. You will be impactful, build strong relationships and bring a positive, pragmatic decision-making focus, identifying risk and balancing common sense with a can-do attitude in a fast-paced environment. You will demonstrate careful attention to detail, the ability to plan and prioritise, ensuring key tasks are carried out in a timely manner, bringing clarity and structure to assist others. You will be comfortable in multi-tasking, in questioning and finding solutions, advising and supporting colleagues from across the business.

Job Responsibility

  • Provide legal solutions for Selfridges Group, delivering effective and strategic advice on a broad range of matters from corporate transactions, joint venture agreements, banking and finance agreements, intragroup funding arrangements, and transactions to company law and corporate governance
  • Provide sound legal advice to the business, in plain English and without jargon
  • Be comfortable to work autonomously, or as part of a team
  • Prepare and assist with legal documents, contracts/deals, commercial matters disputes/litigation, advice and regulatory or compliance matters
  • draft, review, negotiate and administer contracts
  • research and analyse the law
  • advise or provide training or updates
  • keep good records
  • support on business projects
  • analyse and identify legal risks
  • spot new or changing laws and the implications for Selfridges in the UK and the wider Group
  • Support the legal team to be a high performing team

Requirements

  • A mid-level lawyer (likely a UK qualified solicitor), with corporate law experience
  • Candidate with c. 2-5 years post-qualification experience
  • Ideally some experience working in a business (not necessarily as a lawyer)
  • Someone with strong academic results and great legal experience, which should be relevant to Selfridges business and the broad range of corporate and commercial legal work covered by the Legal team, including shareholder funding, dividends, group entity loan facilities and intercompany loans
  • Comfortable liaising with senior stakeholders, including shareholder representatives, across multiple jurisdictions
  • Someone who can manage a busy workload and demonstrate their ability to translate complex legal issues into straightforward, pragmatic and user-friendly advice or documents
  • Experienced in supporting a customer-centric business with a can-do, collaborative approach
  • Solutions focused and analytical
  • A great communicator with sound interpersonal skills and strong written and verbal communication
  • Able to consider financial implications, risks, business impacts and working to a budget
  • Able to produce clear and concise advice or documents, be a good listener, be a collaborative team member and to offer leadership or ideas when required
  • Someone with integrity, professionalism and trustworthiness

What we offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Annually

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