Legal Counsel

Job Title: Legal Counsel (Commercial)

Salary: Around £60,000 plus excellent benefits package

Location: Milton Keynes (hybrid working)

Working hours: Monday to Friday

 

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity to join our Legal and Compliance Team as Legal Counsel. We are looking for a solicitor/barrister with 2-5 years of post-qualification experience, ideally having trained in private practice, with a specialism in commercial contracts.

We are looking for a highly professional and personable individual to provide cross-functional support to colleagues within Scania GB.  This role offers direct exposure to the senior leadership team, offering a high-quality and diverse remit of strategic legal matters.

You will act as a first point of contact for commercial legal queries, providing support directly to teams across the business, including sales, marketing, IT, operations, finance, internal compliance and people and culture.

 

The Package

• Hybrid working from our Milton Keynes Head Office.
• Eligibility for the annual company performance-based bonus scheme.
• Access to a fantastic ECO and loan car schemes.
• 25 days annual leave, rising with length of service, plus bank holidays.
• Competitive pension.
• 4 x basic salary life assurance.

Main Responsibilities

• Working primarily with our General Counsel (Head of Legal and Compliance) and commercial-specialist Senior Legal Counsel, while also supporting with commercial aspects of matters led by Legal Counsel colleagues in the team with other specialisms.
• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and providing ongoing support with contract queries, including supplier, customer, and IT agreements.
• Assisting or running strategic projects, depending on their origin and business owner.
• Supporting procurement and tendering processes, both as buyer and supplier.
• Advising on regulatory matters including data protection, competition law, anti-bribery.
• Supporting with corporate governance and company secretarial matters.
• Collaborating with internal compliance colleagues to manage legal policies and processes.
• Working with and managing external counsel.

 

Key Competencies

• Lawyer or barrister qualified in England and Wales.
• Training gained in private practice is preferred.
• 2-5 years of post-qualification experience gained in private practice or in-house.
• Strong experience advising on commercial legal matters and complex contractual arrangements with excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong and collaborative relationships.
• Ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise tasks appropriately.
• Strong commercial judgement, balancing legal risks against business priorities with high levels of integrity and professionalism.

 

Meet the Hiring managers

Amanda is the General Counsel (Head of Legal and Compliance) whose team provides legal advice and support across the business. Amanda is passionate about delivering a first-class service to the business and seeing her team develop.

Quote from Amanda: “I feel heartened about the drive for excellence Scania has as a business. I like the direction and modern, forward-thinking ambition the organisation shows. We all want to do the right thing. This is a truly great opportunity to establish yourself within a global organisation”.

Sophie is Senior Legal Counsel, supporting Amanda, and will be the line manager for this new role.  Sophie has 7 years of post-qualification experience gained in private practice and in-house, joining Scania in January 2024.  Her work focuses on assisting the business with large-scale strategic projects and all aspects of complex commercial contracting, but she also has experience advising on confidentiality, privacy, and intellectual property matters.

 

Closing date: 19th May 2026

Next steps

1. If you interested in this opportunity, please apply today.
2. A member of the Scania Recruitment Team will contact you to discuss your application.
3. If you are successful at that stage, you will be invited to have a conversation with the hiring manager.

 

We understand that every candidate is unique, and we strive to accommodate your needs. If you require any adjustments during the application process, please reach out to our Recruitment Team, we’ll be happy to discuss these with you.

Working for Scania is not just about the job. It’s about you too, and this is where the company goes the extra mile and provides an industry leading employment package.  We offer an excellent benefits package which includes a pension scheme, complementary life insurance, financial incentive schemes and discounts on major retail outlets including groceries.

At Scania we invest considerably in colleague development, and you can expect to receive comprehensive training and career progression not only in the UK but throughout our Global organisation. 

We have a strong and supportive culture, where each individual is seen, respected and has the potential to contribute. We trust each other to act and make decisions, and we believe in a more flexible future workplace based on individual needs.  For us, diversity and inclusion is a strategic necessity. By having colleagues with the widest possible range of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences, we ensure we have the right people and together with an inclusive corporate culture, this drives our business forward. We want our colleagues to feel proud and happy to work for us, no matter where they are from or who they are, and we strive to achieve an inclusive and family-friendly environment for everyone.

Scania is dedicated to delivering exceptional products and services to our customers and the successful candidate will reflect our core values; CUSTOMER FIRST, RESPECT, ELIMINATION OF WASTE, RESPONSIBILITY and TEAM SPIRIT in all we do.