Panmure

Legal Counsel

London, London, City of

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Role family: Legal
Seniority: Mid level
Country: GB
Work mode: On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly: 28 Oct 2026

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Who we are

Panmure Liberum is the UK's largest independent Investment Bank. We provide a full-service Investment Banking offering including capital raising and advisory, as well as distribution, research and execution services. We deliver excellence and foster real and lasting relationships with our clients – priding ourselves on being straight-talking, loyal and innovative in addressing their needs.

About the role

We are looking for a legal counsel to join our Legal and Co-Secretarial team in London, reporting to our Legal Director. You will support the team across corporate, commercial and company secretarial work, including Investment Banking transactions. This is a varied, hands-on role. You will need to work at pace, stay composed under pressure and meet deadlines, with a proactive drive and enthusiasm for working with all parts of the business.

Key Relationships : Investment Banking Team, Compliance Team, Risk Committees and external counsel and other professional advisers

Responsibilities

Supporting the legal workstreams on investment banking transactions, including placing agreements and placing terms and conditions

Reviewing and negotiating engagement letters, NDAs, research agreements and trading terms of business

Reviewing and negotiating standard commercial contracts including supplier and IT contracts

Assisting with data protection matters, including policies and procedures and the handling of minor breaches

Managing the firm’s modern slavery obligations

Supporting the company secretarial function, including routine statutory filings, governance policy and procedure reviews, minute taking and the operation of the employee incentivisation scheme

Proving legal support to other support functions within the business including Compliance, Finance and HR

Requirements

English qualified lawyer (or equivalent) 1 to 3 years’ PQE at a City law firm

Corporate or M&A experience, with a sound grounding in company law, transaction documents and company secretarial support

Strong drafting skills and attention to detail

Desirable

In-house or secondment experience, ideally in financial services

Experience of AIM or Main Market transactions, or working knowledge of the AIM Rules, UK Listing Rules, Takeover Code and MAR

Exposure to commercial contracts, data protection or employment law

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