Senior Legal Counsel

About the role

Kwalee is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to lead the commercial legal function and provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal support across the business. Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you will oversee legal operations in the UK and India, lead a small in-house team, and manage significant commercial agreements with software providers, advertising networks, and strategic partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial contracts, drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Manage and draft all legal agreements balancing legal risk with commercial opportunity.
• Draft and review Statements of Work (SOWs), Master Services Agreements (MSAs) and supplier agreements relating to game development.
• Support negotiations for key commercial agreements with advertising networks, user acquisition partners, technology providers and strategic service partners.
• Partner with Finance, PC and Console, Mobile Development and Growth teams on strategic software renewals and procurement activities.
• Manage, mentor and develop two Legal Counsels.
• Manage the company's Intellectual Property register and copyright infringement matters.
• Develop and maintain commercial contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and policies to improve consistency and efficiency.

Required skills

• Commercial contracts
• Procurement
• Supplier agreements
• SOWs
• Copyright law
• UK GDPR
• Legal team leadership
• Negotiation

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister (England & Wales or equivalent)

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• On-site gym
• Dog-friendly office
• LinkedIn Learning
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Annual leave service bonus

About the Company

Kwalee is a gaming powerhouse with a mobile empire boasting over 1.5 billion downloads and a thriving PC & Console division. The studio is known for global chart-topping releases across Steam, Consoles, and Amazon.