Senior Legal Counsel

In our pursuit of excellence within our Legal Department at Carnival UK, we're seeking an experienced commercial lawyer to join us as a Senior Legal Counsel. You'll bring your legal expertise to a complex, dynamic and commercially driven business, supporting strategic decision-making and business success.

Role Overview

Join our Legal Department and play a key role in supporting a leading global cruise business. This is a unique opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of commercial legal matters, partnering with stakeholders across the organisation and gaining exposure to a breadth of work that is rarely found within a single in-house legal role.

Key Accountabilities

• Providing commercial legal advice across both business to business and consumer facing matters.
• Negotiating, drafting and managing a wide variety of commercial contracts.
• Supporting stakeholders across IT, procurement and other business functions to deliver commercially focused outcomes.
• Advising on a diverse range of legal issues while balancing competing priorities in a fast paced environment.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Qualified Solicitor with strong commercial law expertise.
• Proven experience drafting, negotiating and advising on commercial contracts.
• Broad commercial legal advisory experience, ideally gained in house and/or within private practice.
• IT contracts experience would be highly beneficial.

About You

You thrive in a collaborative environment yet can work independently with a high degree of accuracy and accountability. You're someone who enjoys tackling complex commercial challenges and contributing to the success of a high performing legal team. You are likely to have at least three years post qualification experience.

Personal Qualities

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Pragmatic and commercially focused approach to problem solving.
• Comfortable working across a broad and varied commercial legal remit.

Benefits

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK06, offered as a full time position, on a permanent basis, with hybrid working including up to two days from home.
We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where your work makes a real impact. Beyond competitive salaries and benefits, here's what we offer:

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Annual bonus
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmesContributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• In house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes.

Legal Requirements

Any offer of employment for this role will be conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a Basic DBS check. A criminal record will not automatically bar you from employment; any information disclosed will be considered fairly and proportionately in light of the responsibilities of the role.