Legal Counsel

Overview

At NTS, our Legal Team is high-performing, high-profile, and highly trusted
. We’re the advisors who help the NTS Executive, Board, and businesses make confident decisions. Our mission?

• Support revenue growth
• Find pragmatic solutions to complex issues
• Provide constructive challenge to protect stakeholders

As Legal Counsel, you’ll play a key role in managing legal risk and delivering advice that’s timely, practical, and commercially smart – enabling NTS to achieve its mission with minimal legal risk.

• Keep Leadership Informed: Ensure GC/AGC/SC have everything they need to advise the Board and stakeholders.
• Be a Role Model: Foster a resilient, collaborative, and constructive team culture.
• Partner with the Business: Build strong relationships across NTS to understand priorities and deliver proactive legal support.
• Advise & Assure: Provide legal advice on projects, transactions, and operational activities.
• Shape Deals: Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements.
• Governance & Compliance: Enforce corporate governance and compliance policies.
• Dispute Oversight: Manage litigation and disputes effectively.
• Lead Projects: Take ownership of legal projects and transactions.
• Manage External Counsel: Oversee law firms and budgets across jurisdictions.
• Support Leadership: Act as delegate for AGC/SLC on complex matters.
• Templates & Tools: Develop and maintain contract templates.
• Risk Reduction: Drive initiatives to reduce legal risk and improve operations.
• Collaborate Across NDA Group: Build relationships and contribute to NDA Legal Working Groups.
• Educate & Empower: Deliver training, presentations, and write articles on legal developments.
• Represent NTS: At forums, with partners, customers, and suppliers.
• Continuous Improvement: Seek better ways of working and recommend changes.
• Advise Broadly: Cover areas such as litigation, employment, safety, environment, regulatory enforcement, safeguards, transport, nuclear law, insurance, subsidy control, IP, compliance, procurement, real estate, technology transfer, and collaborations.

• Qualified Lawyer (Solicitor, Barrister, or Chartered Legal Executive) eligible to practice in England/Wales.
• Minimum 4 years PQE
  .
• Strong experience in commercial law and contract negotiation (in-house experience is a plus).
• Knowledge of public procurement law desirable.
• Ability to advise across other areas (competition law, IP, employment, etc.).
• Skilled negotiator with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• High integrity, adaptable, resilient, and solutions-focused.
• Technically excellent, commercially aware, and pragmatic.
• Flexible approach to working hours to meet business needs.

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment where Freedom, Helpfulness, and Drive are more than words – they’re how we work.
• Enjoy variety – from litigation oversight to corporate transactions, IP, compliance, and more.
• Want to be part of a team that’s collaborative, constructive, and always striving for better.

• Work on high-profile projects that make a real difference.
• Opportunities to lead initiatives
  , influence strategy, and grow your expertise.
• A supportive team culture that values your ideas and encourages innovation.
• Freedom – Create an environment where our people have the freedom to perform.
• Helpfulness – Work together to help each other and our customers.
• Drive – Be confident, curious, and innovative.

Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape the future of NTS.