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39839
Published date:
02-02-2026
Summary
Senior In-House Legal Counsel
Location: London (Hammersmith)
Department: Legal
Reports to: Executive Leadership Team
About Gravitiq
Gravitiq is a high-growth consumer holding company acquiring, building, and scaling category-leading beauty and personal care brands across global markets. We combine strong brand building with operational excellence to create products used by millions of customers worldwide. As we continue to expand internationally, legal excellence is a critical enabler of our growth.
The Role
We are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to lead Gravitiq’s in-house legal function across our portfolio of brands. This is a senior, hands-on role based in our London (Hammersmith) office, with responsibility for overseeing a small but high-impact legal team of two remote in-house lawyers.
You will partner closely with senior leadership, act as a trusted commercial advisor to the business, and manage relationships with external counsel as Gravitiq scales across new products, channels, and geographies.
This role is ideal for a commercially minded legal leader who enjoys operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and taking ownership across a broad legal remit.
Key Responsibilities
Legal Leadership & Strategy
- Act as the lead in-house legal counsel for Gravitiq and its portfolio brands, supporting marketing, ecommerce, product development, supply chain, and international expansion.
- Build, own, and manage Gravitiq’s global intellectual property strategy, including trademarks, brand protection, and IP enforcement across multiple jurisdictions.
- Lead and develop the in-house legal team, setting priorities, ensuring high-quality output, and fostering a pragmatic, business-focused legal culture.
Intellectual Property & Contentious Matters
- Manage IP infringement matters, disputes, and enforcement actions, working closely with external counsel where required.
- Advise on brand, marketing, advertising to ensure compliance across key markets and avoid intellectual property disputes.
Commercial & Contracting
- Lead commercial contracting across manufacturing, suppliers, logistics, agencies, distributors, and strategic partners.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements including NDAs, MAPs, MSAs, manufacturing agreements, quality agreements, partnership agreements, and other commercial arrangements.
M&A, Corporate & Governance
- Support M&A activity including acquisitions, integrations, and post-deal implementation.
- Advise on corporate governance matters across the group, including board materials, shareholder matters, and internal policies.
External Counsel Management
- Select, instruct, and manage external legal counsel efficiently, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality advice.
Employment & People Matters
- Support employment-related legal matters, including contracts, policies, disputes, and HR-led initiatives, in collaboration with People & Culture.
About You
Experience & Qualifications
- Qualified solicitor (UK or equivalent common law jurisdiction).
- Significant post-qualification experience, ideally including time in a leading law firm and/or a high-growth consumer, ecommerce, or brand-led business.
- Strong experience in intellectual property, commercial contracts, and cross-border legal matters.
- Exposure to M&A and corporate governance in a fast-moving environment.
Skills & Attributes
- Commercially pragmatic with the ability to balance legal risk and business growth.
- Comfortable operating autonomously and owning the full legal remit.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing legal teams.
- Excellent communication skills and the confidence to advise senior stakeholders.
- Organised, resilient, and effective in a high-growth, high-change environment.
Why Join Gravitiq?
- Opportunity to lead and shape the legal function of a rapidly scaling international consumer group.
- High visibility role with direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making.
- Entrepreneurial culture with real ownership and impact.
- Competitive compensation and long-term growth opportunities.
Job ID:
39277
Published date:
22-01-2026
Summary
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JOB DESCRIPTION
WHAT WE WILL OFFER We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can gain early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.
YOU CAN EXPECT + A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies + Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family + A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail
vouchers + Tech, cycle and electric car schemes + We support the causes you care about, by giving you one day per year
off to volunteer with any charity that you are involved with outside of work.
+ A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
+ Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.
+ We are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.
JOB TITLE Knowledge Development Lawyer (KDL)
DEPARTMENT
Pensions
REPORTING TO
Stephen Richards and Estella Bogira, Partners
LOCATION 1 Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 7SH
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TEAM STRUCTURE By drawing together a large group of specialists each with a wide range of experience, we can develop individual solutions to our clients’ pensions issues. We are based in one location so that we can work together to develop solutions to complex problems.
Whilst we are often involved in cutting-edge pensions law, we are also known for our practical, commercial and plain advice on the day-to-day pension issues. We don’t over-complicate the complicated.
Our pensions team also provides pensions advice to individuals and advice to employers and trustees operating overseas pension arrangements.
Highly ranked in the Legal 500, with a Tier 1 contentious pensions team and Tier 2 advisory team.
We are looking to recruit a Knowledge Development Lawyer on a permanent basis. The candidate should be engaged, have a strong interest in pensions know-how and want to be part of a high-performing Pensions Advisory Practise with a strong team ethos. Our team of experts have helped trustee boards, employers, charities, institutions, individuals and public bodies with their pensions issues.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES The aim of this role is to support the Pension group in fulfilling their strategic objectives.
+ Technical legal expertise - Maintaining your own and the team's cutting-edge knowledge of law and practice as it relates to Pensions including keeping the team and other relevant practice groups up- to-date with legal and market developments through training, organising team meetings, preparing current awareness updates, responding to technical queries and creating guidance notes and precedents; horizon scanning to identify thought leadership opportunities and trends to help the team attract new clients, develop their profile in the international market and suggest innovative ways of delivering services more efficiently to clients; providing direct support on client matters, where appropriate.
+ Client-facing activities - Working with partners and other fee earners to ensure relevant and appropriate legal developments are communicated to the firm's clients in a coherent, proactive and timely manner through drafting legal updates and briefings and co- ordinating client seminars, including carrying out research, preparing slides and materials, and presenting/organising speakers, as appropriate; representing the team in external professional networks/activities.
+ Legal training - Identifying relevant topics and training needs for the pension group and designing and presenting sessions (where
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appropriate), organising speakers (including external speakers where relevant), ensuring that fee earners outside London and in other relevant practice groups can effectively consume the training, overseeing arrangements and monitoring attendance.
+ Standard forms/precedents - Developing and maintaining key precedents and clause libraries for the pension group.
+ Knowledge management - Working with the teams to implement procedures to capture, develop, store and maintain the groups' know-how resources, including precedents/examples of previous advice, and helping to maintain user-friendly know-how banks in Sherlock (the firm's global knowledge repository) and to populate the groups' know-how folders.
+ Know-how delivery systems - Developing and maintaining the team's intranet pages and social media presence; working with the Legal Information Officers to configure news aggregation tools so the appropriate underlying information sources are tailored for the pension group.
+ Collaboration and innovation - Co-ordinating with other practice groups to arrange cross-departmental training and current awareness to keep the teams updated on relevant developments in other areas; mentoring junior members of the team in establishing and maintaining efficient and profitable working practices, including working with the partners and our Innovation team to monitor developments and implement appropriate changes to the way we deliver client service.
+ Collaboration with BD - Working with the Business Development team to provide input on the legal aspects of pitch and other marketing documents.
+ Miscellaneous - participating in regular meetings of the firm's global KDLs; being a champion and ambassador for rolling out new know- how systems and encouraging use of existing systems by the pension group, including conducting inductions of new joiners..
+ Current awareness – Assisting with drafting and formatting current awareness bulletins on Pension topics including specialist sub groups.
+ Enquiries – Carrying out legal research on questions raised by fee earners (mainly in London but also overseas) using external electronic research services (Practical Law, Lexis Library, Westlaw, etc.) and our internal resources and presenting the results in a user- friendly way. Responding to information retrieval requests using internal and external resources/sources.
+ Precedents – Assisting with the maintenance of the standard form precedents and guidance notes in the Pension practice in order to keep them up to date.
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+ Know-how management - Assisting with the development, implementation and support for processes for efficiently gathering and updating know-how in Sherlock, the firm's knowledge platform (including setting up know-how folders and knowledge trees and gathering know-how at team meetings, during floorwalks and through know-how contribution schemes).
+ Meetings support - Assisting with administration of group know how meetings (including drafting agendas, taking meeting notes and following up action points).
+ System testing - Participating in testing of modified and new knowledge delivery systems as a "super user".
+ Keeping up-to-date - Keeping abreast of emerging issues in pensions and becoming familiar with other key pension resources.
Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.
ATTRIBUTES / SKILLS REQUIRED + Demonstrates the Stephenson Harwood values of individuality,
commitment, teamwork and straight talking
+ Cooperative and collaborative in approach and is able to develop excellent working relationships at all levels and roles
+ Commercial awareness and client-focused approach
+ High professional standards with commitment to quality work product
+ Excellent drafting, research and presentation skills.
+ Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail
+ Understanding of different learning styles
+ Resilient with the ability to handle set-backs and pressure
+ Self-motivated, flexible and proactive
+ Ability to acquire, consolidate and apply fundamental and up-to-date knowledge of the law and market practice
+ Active participant in self-development
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+ Lateral thinker with initiative to establish, implement and complete projects
+ Comfortable with IT
+ Highly organised and able to work to deadlines with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and prioritise realistically
+ Personality to make an impact in the team, excellent communicator and comfortable with interacting with and presenting to colleagues at all levels
This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm’s strategy and business needs.
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Job ID:
32595
Published date:
22-01-2026
Summary
Energy Partner (Equity)
Leading International Firm & Award Winning Practice
London
Are you an established Energy Partner, with a following, seeking a new challenge as part of a thriving team?
Would you relish the opportunity to play a role in executing a strategic growth plan to develop an already successful international energy practice?
This is an excellent opportunity for an up-and-coming partner seeking high quality work in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualities:
- A development projects, project finance, construction or M&A background.
- Excellent technical ability and a willingness to develop others.
- A client led approach and the gravitas to gain credibility with international and high-profile clients at a senior level.
- A natural ability to lead and coach junior lawyers.
- An infectious passion for your niche and achieving positive outcomes.
- A growth and strategic mindset.
- A substantial following (circa 1 million+).
Please contact Cassidy Bishop to discuss this excellent career opportunity further.
Lunaria Partners are advertising this Energy Partner (Equity) role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Job ID:
39076
Published date:
19-01-2026
Summary
ML and CB attended agency briefing.
- Met with Will Reid (recruiter) and 2x Partners Stephen Richards and Estella Bogira
- Salary TBC, bonuses include originations (10%, uncapped), a utilisation bonus and a discretionary bonus
- Bonus targets begin to be activated at 90% of 1650 Target Hours
- Looking for a senior lawyer who is (1) technically strong (2) has a personality (3) "wants" to achieve and do well
- Person joining will be put on 12 month track to P course straightaway
- Tuesday is their Anchor Day, 3 days WFO (2 days WFH)
JOB DESCRIPTION
WHAT WE WILL OFFER We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can gain early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.
YOU CAN EXPECT + A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies + Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family + A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail
vouchers + Tech, cycle and electric car schemes + We support the causes you care about, by giving you one day per year
off to volunteer with any charity that you are involved with outside of work.
+ A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
+ Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.
+ We are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.
JOB TITLE Managing Associate
DEPARTMENT Pensions
REPORTING TO
Stephen Richards and Estella Bogira
LOCATION 1 Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 7SH
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TEAM STRUCTURE We are an established and successful Pensions Advisory practice with a strong team all based on London. We have three Partners, two Of Counsel, two mid-level Associates, two junior Associates, three Consultants, a Senior Knowledge Development Lawyer and a Trainee. We work closely with our pensions disputes colleagues, as well as other specialist areas such as funds, data protection, cyber security, banking and corporate. Our focus is specialist pensions advice, with limited corporate support work. Our team of experts help trustees, employers, charities, institutions, master trusts, high net worth individuals and public bodies with their pensions issues.
We are tier-two ranked in Legal 500 and tier one for pensions disputes. Clients commend our pensions team for "high quality advice across every area of work that we have asked them about - drawing on specialist expertise from across SH as required." Our team and revenue has grown significantly in recent years as clients turn to us for our high-quality advice at the right price-point for the pensions market.
The pensions team has very recent experience of a successful step up to partnership: partner Estella Bogira recently moved from Managing Associate following a similar partnership promotion plan and has already grown a successful practice advising pension scheme trustees, employers and high net worth individuals.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES + Clear, concise and unambiguous preparation and drafting of legal
advice.
+ Being a responsible client lead capable of matter management, including the financial management of a matter.
+ A self-starter with a willingness to learn and share in the leadership of a team.
+ A team-player who can support the Partners on the implementation of the team and the firm's strategy.
+ A contributor to know-how and the technical skill of the team.
+ Taking pride in the service given to clients.
+ Contributing to the profile of the team and undertaking business development activities from the outset, including:
+ Developing an internal and external network of contacts.
+ Building excellent working relationships with clients and peers within Stephenson Harwood.
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+ Attending business development and profile-raising events, including attending and speaking at conferences.
+ Supervision of junior and mid-level associates.
Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.
ATTRIBUTES / SKILLS REQUIRED We are looking to recruit a Managing Associate who wants the opportunity to join the partnership in due course. You will be a self-starter with a network in the pensions industry. You will be supported by the firm's pre-partnership training programmes and by the pensions advisory team's three established partners. Our aim is to provide a supportive environment to set you up for success as the team's next partner.
You will enjoy business development and client management as well as being a good pensions lawyer. You will also have an enthusiasm to learn about the other aspects of being a Partner, such as what makes a successful Partner and what makes a successful pensions advisory practice. You will want to work closely with the three existing Partners in growing the practice.
England and Wales qualified lawyer, looking at progressing their career at an established firm with expertise in UK pensions, in particular:
o Experience in giving advice to trustees and employers on their occupational pension arrangements;
o A technically proficient pensions lawyer and has experience on key advisory pensions tasks such as deeds of amendment, scheme mergers, benefit specifications and day to day advice;
+ Experience of managing client relationships and supervising associates; and
+ Experience of the financial management of a matter.
+ A keen interest in working in non-contentious matters.
+ Technical mindset, with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
+ Excellent communication skills.
+ Personable and positive attitude and enjoys working together in a team.
We are looking for someone who has some ambition to move forward with their career in the coming years to partnership.
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list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm’s strategy and business
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Job ID:
39938
Published date:
15-01-2026
Job ID:
39971
Published date:
15-01-2026
Job ID:
39905
Published date:
14-01-2026
Summary
The Firm
We’re working with a well-established and Tier-1 team searching for a capable Associate / Senior Associate – Employment Law to join a bustling employment, pensions and immigration practice. This is a permanent, hybrid role based in London with flexibility around working arrangements.
The Role
This is a varied role involving:
- Advising on a wide range of employment law issues for corporate and public sector clients
- Handling contentious matters including tribunal claims and litigation support
- Supporting on non-contentious projects such as restructures, redundancy and TUPE matters
- Providing commercial legal advice by phone and in writing to clients
- Assisting with multi-jurisdictional employment law matters
- Participating in business development, training sessions and knowledge-sharing initiatives
The Requirements
- Strong employment law experience, ideally with exposure to tribunal work and contentious matters
- Excellent drafting, analytical and client communication skills
- A commercial mindset with the ability to offer practical, business-focused solutions
- Confidence managing own workload and engaging directly with clients and stakeholders
- A strong academic and professional track record; qualified solicitors or equivalent legal qualification preferred
The team advises a diverse client base across sectors including financial services, healthcare and commercial industries, and offers a supportive and collaborative environment coupled with genuine flexible working.
Lunaria Partners are advertising this Employment Associate / Senior Associate role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications, but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Job ID:
32465
Published date:
10-12-2025
Summary
Energy Partner (Equity)
Top 40 Law Firm
London or Regions
The Person
Are you an experienced Energy Lawyer (Partner or Senior Associate) with a background in Commercial Projects? We have a fantastic opportunity for an entrepreneurial Partner or well networked Senior Associate to join a growing and supportive team. This newly created role will suit a collaborative lawyer who would relish then opportunity to work across a breadth of projects and schemes.
About the Role
You will engage with both public and private sector clients on a diverse range of energy and infrastructure projects. These include solar and wind projects, heat networks, battery storage, PPAs, tidal energy, EfW, EV charging, and carbon capture/storage initiatives. The team take pride in delivering tailored support to clients in the energy, water, waste, and resources sectors.
Why apply?
- Top Law Firm: Recognized as a leading legal employer and frequently recognised as a top overall employer.
- Sustainability Leader: Awarded the highest Platinum rating placing them in the top 1% globally for ESG/sustainability performance.
- Inclusive Culture: Committed to meritocracy and equality.
Please contact Cassidy Bishop to discuss this growth opportunity further.
Lunaria Partners are advertising this Energy Partner role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Job ID:
34259
Published date:
10-12-2025
Summary
Energy Construction Partner
Top 50 Law Firm
High Quality Work & Variety
We are seeking a pragmatic Energy Construction Partner to join a thriving Clean Energy Construction team. The ideal candidate will have proven non contentious construction experience ideally from the clean energy sector.
Role Overview:
This rewarding position involves multi-disciplinary collaboration across multiple offices with a collegiate team of high profile Partners. You'll be supported by an impressive broader team of lawyers from diverse practice areas, such as real estate, corporate, finance, environment, planning and dispute resolution.
Key Responsibilities:
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Drafting and negotiating BESS Supply Agreements with leading BESS manufacturers
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Managing EPC contracts, O&Ms, and LTSAs
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Handling component warranties
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Overseeing clean energy project developments, acquisitions, and disposals
- Contributing to business development
Experience with technologies such as BESS, solar PV, wind, hydro, energy-from-waste, bio gas, hydrogen, EV charging infrastructure, and/or district heating is advantageous.
Benefits:
This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic Partner seeking an opportunity with a leading clean energy construction team. The successful candidate will benefit from a stimulating work environment, competitive salary and benefits, and genuine opportunities for career advancement.
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