Senior Legal Counsel (EMEA)

Overview

Senior Legal Council (EMEA)

Competitive Salary

Contract Type: Permanent-Full time.

Location: UK-Harrow

Work Pattern: Hybrid-Remote

Estimated Start Date: September 2025

Reporting To: Chief Financial Officer

About Us:

Electro Rent is a global leader in test and technology solutions that help organisations accelerate innovation and optimise investments. Electro Rent's single-source solution - including rental, financial solutions, sale of new and used equipment, and asset optimisation - supports leading innovators across many key sectors, including aerospace and defence, automotive, communications, energy, semiconductor, and general electronics. Founded in 1965, Electro Rent operates globally to deliver unmatched technical and commercial flexibility.

About You:

You will be someone who thrives in a dynamic, cross-functional environment, demonstrating both sharp legal acumen and the initiative to manage projects with minimal supervision. Adaptable and highly organised, you excel at building collaborative relationships and supporting business objectives across multiple jurisdictions. Your experience-ideally gained in-house-will have equipped you with the judgement and confidence to make sound, independent decisions while aligning with the guidance of senior leadership. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for professional growth, you bring energy, drive, and a solutions-focused mindset to every challenge.

About the Role:

The Senior Legal Counsel is an integral part of Electro Rent's global legal team and will be primarily engaged with European transactional work in support of business opportunities and vendor engagement. However, the role will work on a broad variety of interesting legal matters supporting a wide range of business units and functions. The role is based in our regional headquarters (Harrow, UK) and will work an onsite hybrid schedule. This position reports directly to the General Counsel who is located in our global headquarters in California, U.S.A.

The ideal candidate will have In-house experience, be highly organized, and capable of working well both individually and as part of a team. Candidates with initiative and project management skills will be highly sought after. A successful candidate will need to be able to make decision independently but in coordination with the General Counsel's guidance and company procedures.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this job.

Qualifications

• Primary Law Degree (LLB) from accredited institution
• Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom
• Licensed to practice law in the United Kingdom
• A strong preference for candidates with substantial post-qualification experience, particularly those who have worked in-house.
• Broad knowledge and skills such as attention to detail, time management, organization, business acumen, keen observation, and communication
• Excellent problem-solving with verbal and written communication skills
• Proactivity, flexibility, hands on approach and a willingness to work on a broad variety of matters in a busy environment
• Strong project management skills
• Have a high proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

Electro Rent is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

All offers of employment are subject to receipt of references that prove satisfactory to Electro Rent UK Ltd

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Responsibilities

Contract /Transactional Matters

• Prepare, review, negotiate, and interpret contracts (including sales contracts, service agreements, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, and NDA's), and suggest potential solutions ensuring business needs and priorities are met while minimizing risks
• Organize, manage, and maintain contract library (both electronic and paper-based files) to include contract templates and forms, and commonly used RFP/RFQ responses, and other reference materials to streamline contract processes

Commercial Support

• Communicate effectively and professionally with team members at all levels (including management and executive leadership)
• Resolve routine legal and contract issues
• Conduct entity searches, perform legal research, and analyse law sources such as statutes, case law, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, etc.
• Provide advice and guidance to the business, sales and products teams in addressing regulatory compliance, licensing, business and reporting matters
• Where required coordinate, manage and validate advice from external counsel within a budget

Regulatory/Compliance Support

• Assist with compliance programs (Privacy/GDPR, PCI, Anti-Bribery/FCPA)
• Translate legal and regulatory requirements into functional specifications and standard operational procedures
• Help maintain compliance logs and manage related tasks
• Advise on new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting the business, including identifying industry standards and potential impacts on business activities.
• Receive and process Legal Department correspondence

Corporate Governance & Administration

• Research and advise on corporate structure and governance matters
• Assist in fulfilling corporate secretarial duties, including maintaining corporate minute books and other business records, preparing in compilation of board and committee materials, and coordinate approvals and signatures of documents

Litigation Management & Support

• Coordinate, gather, and organize facts & documents for discovery responses or administrative actions, which will involve working with internal business clients and outside legal counsel
• Monitor and track all case deadlines
• File and retrieve documents on court databases
• Manage discovery responses
• Help prepare legal pleadings

Intellectual Property

• Assist the Marketing department in copyright and trademark review
• Manage and track intellectual property registrations
• Assist outside counsel in gathering required samples and information