Corporate/Commercial Lawyer

Purpose of the Job

The Regus head office legal team plays a key role in delivering commercial and legal advice across the world. We now seek to appoint a talented lawyer who can readily integrate into this energetic and creative working environment. Reporting to the General Counsel, Corporate and Commercial, and working closely with management across all areas of the business, you will advise on a variety of legal and commercial affairs across the Group.

Key Responsibilities and requirements

• Structuring and negotiating corporate real estate, M&A and other commercial transactions, including acquisitions, joint ventures and major client agreements.
• Advising on related commercial, intellectual property, , employment matters and group structuring.
• Working either autonomously or in multidisciplinary teams, it is essential that you are commercially astute and are capable of managing risk, with the ability to resolve complex matters involving multiple interests.
• Able to quickly gain the trust of stakeholders through the ability to advise in a calm and diplomatic fashion.
• You will be a UK qualified lawyer with at least four years’ post qualified experience gained from a leading law firm and/or a similar international company.
• The ideal candidate will either be a commercially minded real estate lawyer or a corporate/commercial lawyer.

Reflecting the changing nature of our business, the Regus legal team works with a high degree of flexibility and we can offer you plenty of autonomy and breadth of responsibility within our fast-paced environment.

About IWG

IWG has been at the forefront of flexible working for more than 30 years. With over 4,000 locations around the globe, spanning brands including Regus, Spaces, Signature and HQ, we have made it possible for businesses of all sizes to make the transition to hybrid working, empowering employees to work wherever and whenever is most convenient.

We help more than 8 million people and their businesses to work more productively, supported by a choice of professional, inspiring and collaborative workspaces, communities and services.

As the world’s leading provider of hybrid work solutions, with four times the number of locations compared to its nearest competitor, IWG is already working with over 80% of the Fortune 500 and counts businesses including Amazon, Netflix, EY and Uber amongst its customers.

Companies of all sizes are shifting to flexible working to lower costs, improve employee retention and lower their carbon emissions. The flexible workspace is expected to grow by 600% by 2023, when 30% of all office space will be hybrid. We are growing our network faster than ever to keep up with demand from customers as we work towards our goal of reaching 30,000 centres.

Carbon Neutral Workplaces

IWG’s purpose is to help everyone have a great day at work, while protecting people and the planet.  We are proud to supply all our customers  with carbon-neutral workplaces, and have a strong climate action plan in place to help us achieve our objective of Net Zero emissions by 2040.

Leading Employer Award

IWG is proud to be the recipient of a Leading Employer Award in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Awarded exclusively to the top 1% of employers, the accolade is testament to our diverse global workforce and the role everyone plays in bringing our purpose, culture and values to life, every single day.

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