Senior Counsel

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. 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. Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem. Job Summary: Real Chemistry is looking for a Senior Counsel 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. This is a hybrid role, based twice a week from our London office near Moorgate. Who’ll Love This Job: • You’re intuitive – you see between the lines and understand needs of clients before they do. • You’re a doer – who sees issues and solves them, requiring minimal oversight to do your best work • You’re flexible – knowing when to lean into things to keep things moving • You’re an authentic partner – tailoring your approach to suit a variety of audiences and collaborators to deliver the most acutely What You’ll Do: • Support and advise on commercial legal matters with a focus on advertising, marketing, and digital media. • Draft and negotiate complex client and vendor commercial and licensing agreements. • Proactively handle legal requests as the first point of contact for client or vendor negotiations, employment concerns and general legal matters. • Provide ongoing legal counsel on commercial transactions, intellectual property laws, data and privacy regulations, and applicable advertising regulations. What You Should Have: • Law degree and licence to practice law. • Experience working in an agency environment - ideally in a matrixed agency across comms, advertising etc. • Experience working in a global company across multiple regions • Extensive knowledge of advertising technology, integrated marketing, market research and digital media required. • Experience in SaaS and AI solutions, digital content production, influencer, and social media matters. • Solid understanding of advertising regulations. • Conversational savvy across broad business functions including marketing, HR, finance, analytics and AI. • Experience with intellectual property matters including copyright, trademark, and licensing matters. • Experience reviewing and clearing content for creative assets preferred Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here . We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Learn