Commercial Legal Counsel

About Jellyfish

Jellyfish is a full-service global digital agency, combining strategy, creative, data, media

planning and buying, and technology under one integrated roof. We are the unconventional

global marketing partner of the future.

We understand both brand and activation. By leveraging data-driven insights, we ensure our

clients reach, influence, and connect with the right audiences, delivering exceptional creative

solutions across platforms.

As part of the Brandtech Group, Jellyfish is at the forefront of deploying GenAI tools across

every aspect of our business. Through Pencil Pro, a leading generative AI platform, we are

revolutionising creative production, distribution, and performance prediction.

The Legal and Compliance team enables Jellyfish to grow confidently and responsibly in the

UK and across our global markets. We make sure our work meets legal, regulatory, and

industry standards.

Our work spans commercial contracts, intellectual property, data protection, and the legal

and ethical review of marketing activity. We partner closely with growth, client, human,

finance, and operations teams to manage risk pragmatically and support ethical, high-

performing marketing.

As Commercial Legal Counsel, you’ll provide clear, commercially focused legal advice

across Jellyfish’s business and support wider global operations from time to time. Reporting

to the General Counsel, you’ll support a broad range of commercial, contractual, and

compliance matters in a fast‑paced digital agency environment.

This role suits a UK‑qualified lawyer with 6+ years’ post‑qualification experience, gained in‑

house or in private practice, ideally within a digital marketing and media agency.

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, including MSAs, Statements of Work, and NDAs
• Providing responsive, day‑to‑day legal support to the growth and operational teams
• Supporting legal input into RFIs and client proposals
• Helping to standardise and streamline contract templates, playbooks, and contracting processes across the business
• Acting as a key contact on commercial and contractual matters, working closely with the global Legal and Compliance team
• Providing legal support to human resources and finance teams
• Collaborating with colleagues across the Legal and Compliance function

• UK‑qualified or dual‑qualified solicitor with a law degree and current practising certificate; 6+ years’ PQE
• Fluent English (Bilingual English/French is an advantage)
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, within a digital marketing and media agency
• Good working knowledge of UK and EU data protection principles
• A pragmatic, detail‑oriented approach with strong commercial judgment

Aligned with Jellyfish values:
We Are Real & Rigorous, We Are Free‑Thinking, We Are All Authors, We Are One Bloom