Legal Counsel (Hiring Immediately)

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Summary of Role

We are seeking a highly collaborative Commercial Legal Counsel to support our Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

The Counsel will be part of the EMEA legal and business affairs team, focusing heavily on high-volume commercial contract drafting, review, and negotiation and providing strategic and operational legal counsel across all areas of our business in EMEA, including content, digital marketing, advertising, technology, and data initiatives. This role will partner closely with our business and client leads, commercial finance, content and technology teams and wider global colleagues.

The role is based in London and reports to our Director in EMEA, who is also based in London.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with drafting, review and negotiation of client contracts in EMEA, including client MSAs and SOWs, technology licensing and reseller agreements, influencer and media partnerships, SaaS/vendor agreements and agency/client service contracts.
• Working with internal teams to respond to RFPs and RFIs from our clients and participating actively in client pitches to help our business win.
• Working closely with peers in our other three key regions: (i) Latin America; (ii) North America; and (iii) Asia Pacific, to develop consistent standards, tools and processes across the global Legal and Business Affairs team.
• Advising on other aspects of our EMEA business as required, including litigation (where necessary in conjunction with external counsel).
• Help develop standardized contract templates and tools that improve process efficiency and legal protection.
• Helping build automations and tools that make us more efficient as a team.

Background, Qualifications and Skills:

• Qualified lawyer with 1-5 years of post-qualification experience. England and Wales admission preferred. Additional admissions in other jurisdictions a bonus.
• Demonstrable experience of negotiating, reviewing and drafting commercial contracts, ideally in an in-house environment. Experience in advertising, media agencies, digital media and/or technology strongly preferred.
• Ability to work professionally in other European languages a bonus.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and independently manage a high-volume workload in fast-paced, innovative environments.
• Excellent commercial judgment with a strategic mindset.
• Ability to translate complex legal issues into pragmatic business advice.
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently with the business and take ownership of matters from start to finish.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

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About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.