https://jobs.co.uk/job/legal-counsel-hays-legal--1d83a4a8-586b-4bb9-b03b-d0edc21c138d RSS feed for Legal Counsel at Hays Legal. en-gb Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:50:38 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/legal-counsel-hays-legal--1d83a4a8-586b-4bb9-b03b-d0edc21c138d https://jobs.co.uk/job/legal-counsel-hays-legal--1d83a4a8-586b-4bb9-b03b-d0edc21c138d Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:52:53 GMT Location: Darlington | Salary: 10000-500000 Annual | Type: Permanent | Your new company This is a rare opportunity to join a growing, highly regulated infrastructure business delivering energy projects in the UK. Working within a collaborative and well-supported environment, you''ll play a key role in helping shape the legal strategy of a business developing nationally significant infrastructure with a strong focus on governance, compliance and long-term sustainability. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, you will gain exposure to complex commercial, regulatory and project-related legal matters while working closely with senior stakeholders, external advisers, regulators and industry partners.Your new role As Legal Counsel, you will provide commercial legal advice across a broad range of matters, supporting the business through a critical phase of growth and development. This role offers exceptional exposure to large scale projects and the opportunityto develop into a broad, commercially minded in-house lawyer.Key responsibilities will include:Advising on general commercial and regulatory legal matters.Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, confidentiality agreements and heads of terms.Supporting procurement activities, inclu... Permanent