IDFadvance
Part of our mission at the InterLaw Diversity Forum is to support diverse talent along the career pipeline. Our research has shown that diverse talent faces increased challenges, and that the 'more boxes you tick' (i.e. intersectionality), the greater those challenges become.
To aid the career progression of talent (both lawyers and business services) from all strands of diversity and inclusion (including LGBT+, Race & Ethnicity, Disability, Gender) and social mobility, we work with organisations who want to reach the broadest applicant pool possible so that they can source the best talent.
If your organisation is interested in participating, please contact:
Jonathan.Leonhart@interlawdiversityforum.org.

Application period: Open
Legal technology senior business analyst
Location: London
Salary: Competitive
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join our Practice System team in London.
Reporting to the Senior Solutions Architect, the individual will support legal and technical teams in developing, implementing, and maintaining business and practice-facing technology. They will assist Project Managers and Solutions Architects by handling support queries, analysing internal systems, drafting communications, and performing QAs. Manage meetings, update databases, and collaborate with technical teams on SharePoint and security reviews. Provide direct user support through demos and issue resolution. This role blends business analysis and project management to drive successful adoption of legal and knowledge management technology.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
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Support end users with practice-facing applications (iManage, SharePoint, DocuSign, etc.).
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Work with IS teams on QA, troubleshooting, and packaging issues.
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Engage with lawyers, paralegals, and business professionals to understand needs and challenges.
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Collaborate on the development and support of practice technology.
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Provide demos, training, and respond to user feedback.
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Analyse business requirements and assist in project implementation.
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Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies.
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Handle additional tasks and special projects as assigned
Equal Opportunities
We attract outstanding and diverse talent at every level. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race,colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability status. A dedicated Diversity, Equity and InclusionManager and DEI Steering Committee supports our London office and work together with internal affinity and network groups toadvance initiatives. More
information is available here.

Application period: Open
Client contracts adviser / Legal adviser
Location: London
This role involves working closely with a number of functions across the firm on all contract reviews and negotiations with clients. The position is by its nature a global role involving all client terms and compliance queries; it will also involve working to local regulatory requirements as required.
The Risk & Compliance function is commercially minded and focuses on adding value to the business as well as the clients, as illustrated by the digital product and advisory offerings designed and maintained by the function to benefit our clients.
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The successful candidate will support the business by reviewing and negotiating client terms, assisting with compliance questions and ensuring the interests of the firm are protected.
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Support the Head of Client Commitments & Client Audits, where necessary, in identifying strategic initiatives and any risk administration related tasks.
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Will be pivotal in delivering and managing the implementation of client's commitments across our business.
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Will be expected to ensure the suitability of solutions to the business and our clients. The successful candidate will also be tasked to further develop relationships with our key stakeholders on a continuous basis.

Application period: Open
private equity – mid-level associate
We are seeking a mid-level Associate to join our Private Capital Transactions team. Our team in London has seen a sustained growth in demand for our services – and, as a consequence we’ve enjoyed a 50% increase in the number of deals we have advised on over the last 4 years. To meet our client’s needs and the volume of our work we are growing the team and are now hiring talented and ambitious associates.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Associates will be expected to advise private equity funds and their portfolio companies with respect to sophisticated public or private acquisitions, growth investments and other similar transactions, as well as general corporate matters, including governance and securities law compliance matters. Associate will have direct client contact and the opportunity to work both within teams and manage varies parts of transactions independently.
Required Skills/Abilities:
We are looking for a mid-level qualified associate. Candidates will have a keen interest in working in a busy Private Capital Transactions team. The ideal candidate will have a good knowledge in a similar role at a large law firm working on large private equity deals, have excellent interpersonal and written communication skills and the ability to manage priorities in a fast paced and, at times, deadline driven environment.

Application period: CLOSED
Legal
Consultant
Jefferies is looking to hire a junior lawyer (0-3 years PQE) or senior paralegal into its London Investment Banking Legal team with relevant experience in the practice of a leading international law firm or financial institution.
Reporting to the Head of Investment Banking Legal in Europe, the individual will work closely with and provide advice to the investment banking, corporate broking and capital markets teams. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing business, and the ideal candidate will have the initiative and flexibility to support the business expansion across a wide variety of markets and products.
The role will be broad and varied and will involve reviewing and negotiating engagement letters, non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”), adherence letters, non-reliance letters, highly confident / highly interested letters. From time to time, you may be asked to assist on transactional work (likely ECM, but potentially on M&A and DCM matters) as well. The role will also involve an element of administration for the IB Legal team and wider Legal function.
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Application deadline: CLOSED
Fee-paid
judges
There are 150 vacancies for Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, with vacancies across all 7 chambers. Tribunals often sit as panels consisting of a legally qualified chair (the judge) and non-legal members with specific areas of expertise. During the hearing the judge must ensure that the overriding objective (to deal with cases fairly and justly) is observed, which will include all parties having the opportunity to participate in proceedings as fully and fairly as possible. Many cases involve individuals putting their own case forward without legal assistance. The judge should therefore help ensure the system is accessible to all by guiding parties through the procedures appropriately. Except in cases that involve national security or evidence of a very personal nature, substantive final hearings in tribunal cases are held in public.
There are 50 vacancies for Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). Employment judges in England and Wales preside over Employment Tribunals, the jurisdiction of which involves a wide range of workplace disputes involving claims against employers, individuals, trade unions, professional and regulatory bodies. There are currently more than 90 different causes of action that can be brought to the Employment Tribunals.
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Application period: Open
Business
Development Coordinator
Location: London
Salary: Competitive
We are seeking a Business Development Coordinator to join our Business Development team in London.
Reporting to the Business Development Manager, the individual will support business development, marketing, and events for the Private Equity & M&A and Antitrust teams, while coordinating with other support teams in London and the Global Business Development Team.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
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Assist in creating marketing and business development materials, including pitches, client alerts, newsletters, and blog posts, with a focus on Weil’s Antitrust blog.
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Track key deadlines for directories and awards, and support the preparation of submissions.
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Maintain practice area credentials, key deals, awards, and deal reporting.
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Collect and organise business content from the team and fee earners for internal communications.
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Update and manage website content, including lawyer biographies, credentials, and other relevant information.
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Provide support for internal and client events in collaboration with the Events team.
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Conduct research on clients, competitors, and market trends.
Equal Opportunities
We attract outstanding and diverse talent at every level. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability status. A dedicated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager and DEI Steering Committee supports our London office and work together with internal affinity and network groups to advance initiatives. More
information is available here.

Application period: Open
Compliance
Lawyer
We are looking for a lawyer with significant experience in the media and broadcast industry to join our friendly and supportive, multidisciplinary Legal and Compliance team at ITN.
You will bring extensive expertise in media law and regulatory compliance, with a strong understanding of defamation, privacy, contempt, Ofcom regulation, and editorial best practices. Experience in pre- and post-broadcast/publication legal review, as well as advising on investigative journalism, social media risks, data protection, and digital content regulation, will be key to success in this role.
This role requires collaboration across multiple teams, working closely with journalists, editors, compliance specialists, and senior leadership to navigate complex legal and ethical challenges in a fast-paced news environment.
We are looking for someone who is not only highly motivated and solutions-focused but also a team player, willing to share knowledge, support colleagues, and contribute to the development of the wider Legal and Compliance team.
You will have a proactive and hands-on approach, helping to shape ITN’s legal and compliance strategy while ensuring its journalism remains legally robust and editorially bold.
In return, we offer a stimulating and varied role, working on high-profile editorial matters in a fast-moving, high-stakes media environment. You’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative team, with the opportunity to engage in groundbreaking journalism and emerging media challenges across digital, broadcast, and long-form content.
ITN is a global production powerhouse that produces news programming for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 and thousands of hours of factual and live content for the major UK and international broadcasters and streaming platforms via ITN Productions, the award-winning creative content production arm of ITN

Application period: CLOSED
Lead Counsel
(4 roles)
We are recruiting for two permanent Lead Counsels – both are commercial roles (one focussed on our music licensing business area and the other on our membership business area). In addition, there is a further 12 month FTC Lead Counsel role available, focussing on music licensing. While these roles are full time, we are also recruiting for a part time Lead Counsel (2-3 days pw) to support our technology and procurement business area as part of a job share.
The licensing roles will include advising on commercial terms relating to broadcasting, on-demand services, music services of all kinds, physical products (CDs, DVDs etc) and public performance of music, including drafting and negotiation of licences. These roles will also involve work on resolving disputes related to licences, working closely with our contentious and compliance lawyers. The membership role will provide advice on relations with our songwriter and publisher members who entrust us with their music rights, advising on a range of commercial agreements and policies, also including the resolution of disputes. The technology role will focus on supporting a wide range of commercial matters including procurement and complex IT agreements.
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Application period: CLOSED
OIM - Panel member & CMA Non-exec Director
The Office for the Internal Market (OIM) is being created following the passage of the UK Internal Market Act 2020. Once set up later this year, the OIM will analyse the health of the UK internal market and report to the UK Parliament and the devolved legislatures.
The OIM are seeking a Panel Chair who can provide effective leadership and strategic direction, oversee the proactive and reactive monitoring and reporting on the health of the UK internal market and represent the OIM Panel in the public sphere.
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Application period: Open
Senior
corporate
lawyer
Location: London or Edinburgh
Hours: 35 hours, full time
Working pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.
Our brands, our services and our businesses span every aspect of banking and finance, including some of the biggest names on the UK’s high streets. That gives us a big responsibility; to support the UK economy, with a clear mission to build a sustainable and inclusive future for people and businesses – shaping finance as a force for good.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Corporate and M&A legal team as a senior lawyer. The team provides corporate legal support on a range of matters including acquisitions and disposals, equity investments, joint ventures, intra-group reorganisations and other transactions, company secretarial and corporate governance matters, corporate disclosure and financial reporting requirements. Our role is to advise on a range of issues and documentation related to the above with a focus on identifying key legal risks, advising on their implications for Lloyds Banking Group and supporting the business by providing pragmatic, solution-focused advice, often in conjunction with external law firms.
Our new team member will be someone who delivers influential insight, engages proactively with senior stakeholders and the Legal & Secretariat Community and operates as a subject matter specialist.
You'll operate as a specialist lawyer in relation to corporate and company law matters to support delivery of a range of strategic transactions and projects.

Application period: Open
Financial restructuring associate (London)
We are seeking a 1-2 year qualified lawyer for our London Financial Restructuring team. Strong restructuring and insolvency knowledge required, including prior experience of schemes of arrangements and relevant exposure to commercially minded financial institution clients such as hedge funds, bondholders, institutional lenders, secondary market investors and creditor committees. Superior communication skills are essential.
Equal opportunities
We recruit exceptional and diverse talent at all levels and our London office has a dedicated Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee l working in collaboration with local resource groups and networks to support strategic initiatives. Firm-wide DEI information is available here.

Application period: CLOSED
Manager, international
DEI - IOM
Our Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (GDEI) team is responsible for the enterprise-wide DE&I strategy and ensuring that each of the company’s global markets, across the three-legged stool, are supported in a culturally sensitive way that mitigates reputational risk. Advancing DEI is recognized as a business imperative, and as a result, there is an immediate need to support the three market segments: International Operated Markets (IOM), which are composed of wholly-owned markets, or countries in which McDonald’s operates restaurants, International Operated Markets – Business Unit (IOM BU), which are composed of smaller markets that are wholly-owned, and International Developmental Licensed Markets (IDLM), which are markets where McDonald’s has licensed its franchising rights to strategic partners.
Reporting into the Senior Director for International DEI, three managers in newly built roles, one for IOM, one for IOM BU, and one for IDLM will work closely in a collaborative environment.
The Manager in this role will be responsible for the International Operated Markets (IOM) segment (Australia, Canada, France, Germany and United Kingdom) and will drive the GDEI strategy in partnership with market leadership as well as with colleagues from across all corporate functions in the markets. The work will include assessing the markets’ DEI strategies against the GDEI enterprise-wide strategy and support the journey of each market to become an industry leader in the space. Additionally, the Manager will be responsible for assessing each market regarding how DEI present and use that data in conjunction with the strategy assessment to develop or enhance market-specific plans. Finally, once the markets have their plans, the Manager will assist the markets in activating the plans and monitoring progress.
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Legal
Internships
We are recruiting a number of Legal Interns across our Film and TV businesses based either at our Central London office or our West London office in Osterley.
Legal Interns (Content Group)
The legal Interns (2 roles available) work within Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, dealing with the acquisition, distribution and production of Film and TV content. You will work with lawyers from the start of the deal where a title has been board approved, the signing of the deal, through to the completion of legal delivery.
Legal Intern (Networks)
This legal Intern will work within the NBCUniversal International Networks division, the international entertainment channels group of NBCUniversal. You will work with lawyers on a broad range of matters including: assisting with drafting and reviewing various legal documents, including channel distribution related agreements for NBCUniversal’s entertainment channels and for Sky News International, undertaking legal research, managing the signing processes of agreements and assisting with ad hoc matters.
Legal Intellectual Property Intern (Corporate)
As an Intellectual Property Brands & Content Intern, you will support the protection and enforcement of NBCUniversal’s prized portfolio of popular film and television brands and content, ranging from franchises like Jurassic Park/World and Despicable Me/Minions to The Office and The Umbrella Academy.
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