Senior Legal Counsel

We're looking for a Senior Legal Counsel for a month fixed term contract, who thrives on variety and isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves. This is a hands on corporate role at the heart of Virgin Group, where you'll work across a rich mix of ventures, investments and global businesses.

You'll bring sharp corporate expertise, guide others along the way, and help shape how we do things - not just keep up with them.

Responsibilities

• Lead on corporate legal work including M&A, equity investments, joint ventures and group restructures
• Support multi jurisdictional corporate activity across a varied and global portfolio
• Partner closely with teams across investments, tax, brand and loyalty to get the right structures in place
• Manage legal aspects of transactions end to end, including external counsel where needed
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, balancing risk with commercial opportunity
• Guide and support more junior members of the legal team
• Get involved beyond "pure corporate" - from new ventures to wider business initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in corporate law, ideally trained in private practice with high quality experience
• Experience advising on corporate transactions like acquisitions, investments and joint ventures
• Exposure to international businesses and multi jurisdictional structures
• A proactive, sleeves rolled up mindset - happy to get stuck into whatever comes your way
• Confidence to work with senior stakeholders and bring clear, practical advice
• Flexibility, resilience and a calm head when juggling competing priorities

Role Details

Role type: Contract (15-16 months)

Location: London office 2 days per week & home space

Salary: Competitive plus bonus

Working hours: Full time. Flexible working.

Benefits:

• Unlimited leave
• Learning budget
• Health care
• Family support
• Pension plan
• Electric vehicles
• Flexible volunteering

Closing date: 7 May 2026

For this role we will need to do a few extra essential checks such as SRA Register & qualification verification. We'll always be upfront about what's needed, get your approval first, handling everything sensitively and fairly while keeping your data secure. We are a Fair Chance employer and our people are our secret sauce so we will always be open to listen to individual circumstances.