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Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate

United Kingdom, London · Job Posted May 16, 2026

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This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced corporate lawyer to take on a pivotal role at the centre of a UK and US listed company. Sitting within a high-performing and collaborative Legal function, you will serve as a legal expert on the company's obligations as a listed entity, including governance, and investor and market disclosures. You will act as trusted counsel on the execution of strategically significant corporate transactions and provide legal support on the group's equity investments. You will also provide legal support to many of the group's corporate functions.

Job Responsibility

  • Provide legal support on UK-listed company governance and public disclosure obligations, including external reporting, investor disclosures and other market-facing communications
  • Lead the legal aspects of complex corporate transactions and investments, including M&A, joint ventures, bond issuances and share buy-backs, from initial structuring and due diligence through signing, closing and post-completion matters
  • Coordinate the legal review of the Annual Report, Form 20-F, quarterly results and related filings, coordinating across functions and with external counsel to ensure regulatory compliance
  • Provide legal support on corporate group governance matters, including the review of delegations of authority and corporate powers, ensuring changes to GSK group legal entities are compliant, and conducting legal review of documents before execution by authorised signatories
  • Provide legal support on intra-group arrangements, including transfer pricing matters and the intra-group movement of goods, in collaboration with Finance and GSK trading entities
  • Provide corporate law advice in relation to GSK's equity investment portfolio, reviewing and approving investor‑side documentation, supporting governance and information rights, and advising on ongoing portfolio company matters from a corporate law perspective
  • Provide legal support to corporate-led programmes and corporate functions, including to Communications and Government Affairs
  • Manage and improve legal processes, templates and know-how in your areas of accountability, with a focus on simplification and efficiency
  • Act as legal reviewer and approver for designated corporate policies, providing advice on legal risk, consistency with applicable law and group governance standards, and supporting periodic reviews and updates
  • Oversee external counsel on corporate matters, managing quality, cost and delivery
  • Provide periodic legal support on a range of adjacent legal matters as required, including advising on the management of legal risks (particularly anti-bribery and corruption and related matters) and providing legal support on broader business development activities, in collaboration with specialist legal teams

Requirements

  • UK-qualified solicitor with significant & demonstrable post-qualification experience, ideally gained at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house within a UK-listed company environment
  • Significant experience leading complex, high-value transactions
  • Deep understanding of UK corporate law, particularly as it relates to publicly listed companies and intra-group arrangements
  • Strong business acumen, with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial opportunity
  • Proven ability to communicate complex legal issues with clarity and precision, delivering focused, actionable advice to senior leaders
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams and align stakeholders to achieve strategic outcomes
  • Proactive, detail-oriented and adaptable

Nice to have

  • Experience in the life sciences, pharmaceutical or healthcare sector or other regulated industry
  • Knowledge of laws relevant to our business such as competition, advertising/communications, procurement, data privacy and anti-bribery
  • Experience managing multi-jurisdictional matters and working with external counsel internationally

What we offer

  • Competitive base salary
  • Annual bonus based on company performance
  • Flexible working options available for most roles
  • Learning and career development
  • Access to healthcare & wellbeing programmes
  • Employee recognition programmes
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