Legal Counsel

OVERVIEW:
Are you our next Inhouse Legal Counsel to provide advice and support across the Gymshark business?

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

This role exists to provide timely, pragmatic & commercially focused legal advice and support to all business functions to mitigate legal risk across the group and protect Gymshark’s interests & assets.  The role has a commercial focus with some support across IP, brand protection and GDPR / privacy.

You will be responsible for:

• Drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts including influencer and athlete agreements, tech/SaaS agreements, consultancy agreements, recruitment terms and global consumer and B2B terms
• Providing advice on a range of commercial matters affecting all business functions
• Participation in the deployment of practical elements of the Legal Strategy taking ownership for specific legal projects
• Assisting with horizon scanning and implementing an internal legal training programme
• Designing and delivering training across the business relating to the above areas

You will be accountable for:

• The development of collaborative relationships withs with all Gymshark business functions
• Driving knowledge sharing and good practice across all internal stakeholder groups
• Keeping up to date with legal developments as part of your CPD

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Essential Criteria:

• Qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales, with between 2-4 years PQE
• Experience in commercial or contract law gained in Private Practice or In House
• Willingness to learn and advise on relevant US and EU commercial law
• Experienced in AI / automated solutions or willingness to learn
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• High degree of professional ethics, integrity & gravitas
• Organisational skills
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Stakeholder management experience (ability to build trust and rapport)
• Proactive and able to use initiative
• Honest and reliable
• Willingness and ability to give and receive effective feedback, challenge and be challenged
• Commercial awareness

This is a hybrid role and would require the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week in GSIQ, Solihull, UK.

Closing Date: 27th July 2025