Legal Counsel

Salary
£49,325 per annum - including London Allowance

This is the expected starting salary for this post. Appointment at a higher point may be made for candidates who demonstrate exceptional skills and experience relevant to the role.

Post Type
Full Time

Weeks per Year
52

Closing Date
23.59 hours BST on Wednesday 14 May 2025

Reference
0425-085

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Full-Time, Permanent

Applications are invited for the post of Legal Counsel in the Governance and Legal Department.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified solicitor with substantial post qualification experience (PQE) to provide support to General Counsel and assist in providing advice on regulatory compliance issues. Legal Counsel will provide support of an effective and comprehensive in-house legal service and provide mainly contractual work whilst being required to assist with the full range of matters upon which advice is sought from legal services. The Legal and Governance team is made up of six colleagues who cover data protection, Freedom of Information (FoI), UKVI, compliance and legal matters.

To make a success in this role, the postholder will be a qualified solicitor with substantial post qualification experience in Contract Law. The successful candidate will be a credible communicator with sound working expertise in Microsoft Office Package. In addition, knowledge of Procurement Law will be a distinctive advantage and is desirable. This ideal applicant should be a team player with demonstrable expertise to lead and develop colleagues with sound research skills.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
• Free parking

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

For queries on the application process, the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at:

The university has adopted hybrid working for some roles; therefore, some remote working may be possible for this role.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.