Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate

Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate

Location:

London, England, United Kingdom

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior – Full‑time – Legal Function – Broadcast Media Production and Distribution.

We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel – Corporate to play a pivotal role within our UK&I Legal Team. As a trusted adviser at the heart of Sky’s corporate operations, you will partner with Finance, Tax, Compliance, and Company Secretariat to provide expert legal guidance across a broad spectrum of corporate and corporate finance matters, while also collaborating closely with Comcast’s Corporate Legal team on Sky’s M&A activity.

• Support the Legal team on high‑profile, strategically significant deals and projects, running and coordinating large matters and managing smaller matters independently.
• Advise Sky group management on corporate matters, including directors’ duties; restructurings, solvency, dormancy and liquidation of entities; corporate components of commercial transactions.
• Provide guidance on corporate finance matters such as intragroup and external debt management, recapitalisations, dividend payments.
• Support joint ventures on strategic questions around divestment/exit/renewal and interact with commercial deals forming part of JV structures.
• Assist with other investments (BAU matters, board and shareholder meetings, corporate resolutions, investor consents, director/officer appointments, letters of support).
• Act as the point person for new acquisitions and other M&A activity, working closely with Comcast Corporate Legal in London and Philadelphia.
• Instruct and manage external corporate legal support.

• English‑qualified solicitor with a minimum of 4+ years PQE (or equivalent).
• Strong corporate background with experience in English corporate law from private practice or in‑house across a range of corporate transactions (share and asset acquisitions, disposals, JVs).
• Excellent attention to detail, negotiation, drafting and analytical skills.
• Proactive, initiative‑driven with a willingness to support a variety of projects.
• Strong organisational skills, able to adapt quickly in a fast‑paced environment with competing priorities.
• Strategic, creative and commercial thinking; ability to advise stakeholders on legal and commercial risks.
• Strong communication skills and a proven track record in distilling complex legal issues into concise, stakeholder‑friendly summaries.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, positive outlook and the ability to build trust and rapport across the Sky Group.
• Experience in instructing and managing external legal counsel.
• Prior in‑house experience or a secondment at a corporate with a developed legal function is a plus.

We value flexibility and hybrid working remains a key part of our culture. For this role, we expect 3 days in the office per week.

Our Osterley Campus is a 10‑minute walk from Syon Lane train station, with free shuttle buses to Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations, plus bike shelters and showers. Campus amenities include 13 subsidised restaurants, cafés, a Waitrose, a gym, a cinema, a car‑wash, and a beauty salon.

Sky’s Legal Department is made up of over 200 industry‑leading lawyers and compliance professionals across the Sky territories. We provide commercial, risk‑based advice to the wider business and act as trusted partners to the business functions we support.

• Sky Q for the TV you love all in one place.
• A generous pension package.
• Private healthcare.
• Discounted mobile and broadband.
• Access to a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences.

We’re an equal‑opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

We’re a Disability Confident Accredited Employer and welcome applications from all candidates, making reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as possible.

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

Depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might ask you to complete a criminal record check. If your application is successful, we may withdraw the offer if it is deemed necessary.