Interim Senior Legal Counsel | UK Supply/Construction Company | 12-month FTC | Remote or Office

Taylor Root is working with a national distributor and merchant of building products. They're looking to take on an Interim Senior Legal Counsel, who can be with them from October for a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. This is a role which is providing general corporate and commercial legal support across the UK business. Responsibilities will include: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a range of commercial contracts; Developing contract templates and policy documents and keeping these up to date; Providing timely and accurate legal advice and support to the business on a range of matters, including liaising with colleagues from other functions within the UK business such as IT, Finance, Property, HR and claims management; Ensuring T&Cs are reviewed and are aligned throughout the business; Managing a number of contentious matters, including liaising with external counsel; Identifying risk to the appropriate internal stakeholders and proactively helping to manage and mitigate that risk; Assisting other functional leads in maintaining legislative and regulatory compliance throughout the various business units, including construction products, data protection, health and safety, business ethics, and anti-corruption and bribery; Keeping up to date with changes to law and regulation, conducting research into these changes, and communicating any relevant requirements to the business; Maintaining strong working relationships with stakeholders; Maintaining the UK’s register of trademarks; Liaising with insurers Key Requirements: UK qualified solicitor, or solicitor qualified in another common-law jurisdiction Ideally, at least 5 PQE Any experience within the building space would be useful but not essential Confidence in dealing with a broad range of issues Excellent drafting skills and experience Collaborative approach Strong stakeholder management skills

Location: Central London / West End, London, GB

Posted Date: 9/7/2025