Legal Counsel

We're Hiring: Legal Counsel | UK Head Office

Are you a recently qualified solicitor or early-career legal professional looking to take your first step into an in-house legal role? Or have you qualified in-house and looking for a change of sector?  We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join our UK Legal team at Chiesi UK.

This role is ideally suited to someone who is keen to broaden their commercial legal experience within a supportive and collaborative environment. While you will act as the business lead on all aspects of Data Protection and Privacy, AI and Cyber Security Risk, this is far from a specialist-only role. You'll have the opportunity to work across a diverse range of legal, compliance, governance, and regulatory matters, providing valuable exposure to multiple areas of the business and helping to build a well-rounded in-house legal career.

At Chiesi, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a family-owned global healthcare company, we are committed to creating an environment where colleagues can thrive, develop their careers, and contribute to improving patients' lives. We're proud to be recognised as both a Top Employer and a Great Place to Work in the UK.

As Legal Counsel, you will play a key role in supporting the business across a broad range of legal, compliance, governance, and regulatory matters. Working closely with the Legal & Compliance team and stakeholders across the organisation, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of important areas of responsibility while continuing to develop your expertise and professional confidence.

Key areas of responsibility include:

•    Acting as the business lead for UK and EU (with support from EU colleagues) data protection and privacy matters, helping the organisation navigate risk and maintain robust compliance practices

•    Supporting the business on emerging legal and regulatory developments, including artificial intelligence and cyber security

•    Leading and maintaining ISO compliance programmes, including ISO 37001 and 27001, and supporting future accreditation initiatives

•    Providing practical, commercially focused legal advice to colleagues across commercial, medical, regulatory, HR, and corporate functions

•    Developing and delivering engaging legal and compliance training and supporting the evolution of policies, guidance materials, and templates

•    Supporting audits, investigations, and compliance reviews, helping to drive continuous improvement across the business

•    Identifying and mitigating legal and regulatory risks across a broad range of subject areas

•    Contributing strategic insights and reporting to senior leadership on compliance, governance, competition law, anti-bribery and corruption, and data protection matters

•    Supporting wider legal team initiatives and gaining exposure to the varied and dynamic work that comes with an in-house legal career

Why join Chiesi?

We offer a competitive reward and benefits package, including:

• Competitive salary

• Annual performance-related bonus

• 25 days annual leave plus 2 paid wellbeing days

• Private medical and dental insurance

• Group personal pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Enhanced family-friendly policies

• Paid carers leave

• Flexible smart working arrangements

• Professional development opportunities

• Two volunteering days each year

• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support

At Chiesi, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where required.

If you're a solicitor looking to move in-house, take ownership of a key compliance area, and gain broad exposure across legal and business matters within a highly supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.

Closing Date: Friday 12 June 2026
Location: UK Head Office (South Manchester, M22)
Apply today or contact us to learn more.