Junior Group Legal Counsel

About iNIZIO

At Inizio, we're a global team motivated by a shared purpose: to reimagine health. Formed in 2022 through the coming together of Ashfield and Huntsworth, we unite decades of experience with capabilities to create impactful solutions across the commercialization journey - from discovery to post-launch. Our global network of over 10,000 experts operates across 50 countries, supporting clients with strategic insight, medical excellence, creative engagement, and real-world delivery. We work with the world's leading health and life sciences businesses to solve complex challenges and drive meaningful outcomes for our clients and patients.

What sets Inizio apart is our people - and we believe everyone should excel. Here, you're encouraged to reimagine your possibilities: to grow, to be curious and to make change happen. It's a place where your individuality is valued, your development is supported, and your ambition is celebrated. If you're ready to push boundaries and accelerate your career, Inizio is the best place to be.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified lawyer to join Inizio's established and collegiate remote-working commercial legal team on a permanent basis.

The role is fully remote-based. It will focus on providing a broad and comprehensive level of commercial legal support to a range of group companies within the Inizio portfolio, predominantly across the UK, Europe, and North America.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate client and supplier contracts, ensuring a balance of client satisfaction and protection for the business.
• Provide legal advice to the business and to manage related legal work, which may include advice/work on a range of issues including data protection and intellectual property and some employment matters.
• Assist the business with responses to RFIs and RFPs as well as non-disclosure agreements.
• Provide guidance on regulatory and corporate governance issues, such as ABPI Code of Practice (or local country equivalent), anti-bribery etc.
• Draft, review, implement and amend precedent contracts, policies and procedures.
• Assist other members of the team, including undertaking research, projects and reports.
• Develop relationships with the businesses to understand their operations and develop commercially focussed support that adds value.

About you

• Must have excellent relationship management skills, necessary for negotiating with clients and other professionals to secure agreed goals.
• Can excel in a complex environment.
• A team player who can work across functional departments and divisions.
• Can draft, review, and negotiate contracts.
• Commercially minded judgement to work largely autonomously within a supportive team.
• Experience working in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with 0-2 years' PQE, ideally with some in-house experience.

Benefits

At Inizio, we support your wellbeing, financial security, and personal growth with a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you thrive both at work and outside it.

• Private Medical Insurance, including full in-patient and day-patient treatment, virtual GP access, physiotherapy, and cancer cover.
• Eyecare support, with contributions toward eye tests and glasses for screen work.
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering confidential support for personal, work, or wellbeing concerns.
• Pension scheme with 5% employee and 5% employer contributions.
• Income protection, covering up to 75% of your salary in the event of long-term illness.
• Life insurance providing cover of 4× your basic salary for your loved ones.
• Cycle to Work scheme to help spread the cost of a bike and cycling equipment while benefiting from tax savings.
• Employee discounts portal offering a range of savings and cashback opportunities.

Our Pledge

At Inizio, we value inclusivity, recognize the power of diversity and inspire the next generation of change-makers. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion. We aim to recruit from a diverse slate of candidates and foster an environment that provides the right conditions for long-term success. We welcome all applications regardless of race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation and physical or mental disability.

Artificial Intelligence

Inizio may use AI technologies to support certain aspects of our recruitment process, but all hiring decisions at Inizio are made by our human recruiting team. We are committed to fair, inclusive, and human-led hiring practices.