Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description

What You’ll Do as Senior Legal Counsel

We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities:

• Provide Strategic Legal Advice: Deliver timely, commercially focused legal advice across retail, digital, technology and operational initiatives, supporting key transformation and growth projects across the business.
• Lead Commercial Contract Negotiations: Draft, negotiate and conclude a broad range of commercial agreements, partnering with stakeholders to achieve practical and commercially beneficial outcomes.
• Partner Across the Business: Build strong relationships with teams across Retail, Technology, Digital, Marketing, Finance, People & Culture and Supply Chain, acting as a trusted legal advisor.
• Influence Business Decision-Making: Support and challenge stakeholders at all levels, providing legal insight that informs strategic and operational decisions.
• Drive Legal Excellence: Contribute to the development of a high-performing legal function by promoting collaboration, embedding efficiencies and continuously improving processes and ways of working.
• Manage Risk and External Counsel: Monitor legal and regulatory developments, manage external legal partners where required, and translate complex legal advice into clear, actionable guidance for the business.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring  

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Qualified Legal Expertise: Qualified lawyer with 7-10+ years’ post-qualification experience gained in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal environment.
• Commercial Contracting Excellence: Strong commercial contract drafting, negotiation and risk assessment skills, with the ability to deliver practical, business-focused solutions.
• Strategic Legal Advisory Skills: Proven experience advising business leaders on legal risk, helping to balance commercial objectives with appropriate risk management.
• Project & Change Management Experience: Demonstrated success supporting complex operational change and transformation projects, coordinating legal input to drive successful outcomes.
• Stakeholder Influence & Relationship Building: Ability to build trusted partnerships and influence stakeholders at all levels through clear communication, sound judgement and a collaborative approach.
• Global & Sector Knowledge: Experience navigating complex legal issues in fast-paced environments, with international experience and/or exposure to the retail or fashion sectors considered an advantage.

Additional Information

Excited? Good. Because it’s energising to put your skills to work, in a growing global business committed to encouraging people to express themselves – and feel a sense of belonging. Apply to be part of Primark’s future, today… and enjoy career growth, our way.  

About Primark 

At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business a over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.   

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. 

 All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss. 

Company Description

Senior Legal Counsel, General Commercial

Because we strive to put people first.

Culture, our way

Legal at Primark

What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.

What You’ll Get 

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.

Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.