Senior Counsel

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.</p> <p>Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.</p> <p>Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem.</p></div><p></p> <h2><strong>Job Summary:</strong></h2> <p>Real Chemistry is looking for a <strong>Senior Counsel</strong> to join our growing team! The right candidate will be a client service-oriented attorney who is ready to tackle new challenges at a global company that is growing very rapidly.</p> <p>This is a hybrid role, based twice a week from our London office near Moorgate.</p> <h2><strong>Who’ll Love This Job:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>You’re intuitive – you see between the lines and understand needs of clients before they do.</li> <li>You’re a doer – who sees issues and solves them, requiring minimal oversight to do your best work</li> <li>You’re flexible – knowing when to lean into things to keep things moving</li> <li>You’re an authentic partner – tailoring your approach to suit a variety of audiences and collaborators to deliver the most acutely</li> </ul> <h2><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Support and advise on commercial legal matters with a focus on advertising, marketing, and digital media.</li> <li>Draft and negotiate complex client and vendor commercial and licensing agreements.</li> <li>Proactively handle legal requests as the first point of contact for client or vendor negotiations, employment concerns and general legal matters.</li> <li>Provide ongoing legal counsel on commercial transactions, intellectual property laws, data and privacy regulations, and applicable advertising regulations.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2><strong>What You Should Have:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Law degree and licence to practice law.</li> <li>Experience working in an agency environment - ideally in a matrixed agency across comms, advertising etc.</li> <li>Experience working in a global company across multiple regions</li> <li>Extensive knowledge of advertising technology, integrated marketing, market research and digital media required.</li> <li>Experience in SaaS and AI solutions, digital content production, influencer, and social media matters.</li> <li>Solid understanding of advertising regulations.</li> <li>Conversational savvy across broad business functions including marketing, HR, finance, analytics and AI.</li> <li>Experience with intellectual property matters including copyright, trademark, and licensing matters.</li> <li>Experience reviewing and clearing content for creative assets preferred</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work®&nbsp;certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile&nbsp;<u><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatplacetowork.com%2Fcertified-company%2F7038366&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cclehmar%40realchemistry.com%7C1f18aaed4326491b3efc08ddd690f025%7C6fa5bfc4f95843f8bb395d382689654b%7C0%7C0%7C638902640185888156%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pwvaCn37QXkjVQ0p6u92Oz4FA4j5NQZoNJL0ffy01qs%3D&

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