Hybrid Legal Counsel bei LGC Group

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomics and for quality assurance applications. LGC’s tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimise food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products.

About the Role

We are looking for a talented Commercial Legal Counsel to join our Legal & Risk team, providing expert legal advice and support across the LGC Group, with a particular focus on the LGC Standards business unit. This role is ideal for a commercially minded lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys variety, and wants to work on projects that make a real impact across the organisation!

Key Responsibilities

• Provide commercial legal support across the LGC Group, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of customer and supplier agreements.
• Offer advice on disputes, intellectual property matters, and general legal queries.
• Build strong working relationships and act as the primary legal adviser to nominated business areas.
• Collaborate with the Legal Business Partner for LGC Standards to support all legal, compliance, and risk matters.
• Support the development of contract templates and manage workflows through our contract management platform.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects within the Legal & Risk team, including the adoption of legal technology and AI tools.

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified lawyer with 2+ years’ post-qualification experience (PQE).
• Proven experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and sound judgment.
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively in a fast-moving environment.
• A collaborative teammate with the confidence to work independently when needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with legal technology and a passion for innovation is an advantage.

Personal Attributes

• Broad legal knowledge and a desire to work across legal, compliance, and risk areas.
• Enthusiastic and driven – someone whose positive energy inspires those around them.
• Committed to continuous learning and personal development.
• Strong collaborator who willingly shares knowledge and ideas.
• Credible and confident in dealings with senior partners.
• Curious about technology and open to experimenting with new tools.

Why Join Us?

At LGC, we believe in innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of matters, influence change through technology, and be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team.

Our Values

BRCGS operates with five core values that underpin everything we do:

• Passion
• Curiosity
• Integrity
• Brilliance
• Respect

We deliver world-class solutions and foster an inclusive and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive and achieve their full potential!

Equal opportunities

We are committed to ensuring that every job applicant and employee is valued for their individual talents. We strictly prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or parental status, religion, or belief.

We proudly support an inclusive work environment where everyone can compete and succeed based on their merits.

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