Legal Counsel - 12 Month FTC

Virgin Media O2 is a customer-first organisation at the heart of the UK's connectivity landscape, bringing together mobile, broadband and technology services at scale. As Legal Counsel FTC within our General Counsel's Office, you will join the Legal Procurement Team at a time of significant transformation, supporting complex commercial and procurement activity that underpins some of the business's most high-profile and future-facing initiatives. This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity, with scope for extension, offering exposure to major programmes across O2 Business and the wider organisation.

Reporting to a Senior Legal Counsel or Head of Legal, you will provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal support across a broad range of procurement and transactional matters. You will work closely with stakeholders across Virgin Media O2, shareholders and external advisers, helping to get deals done and supporting their successful implementation in a fast-moving, regulated environment. The role combines technical legal delivery with strong stakeholder engagement, requiring confidence in advising and presenting to mid and senior audiences, managing multiple workstreams and contributing positively to a collaborative, high-performing legal team.

Who we are

At Virgin Media O₂, we connect people to the moments that matter most. Virgin Media leads the UK for broadband reliability, speed and overall performance, while O₂ keeps people connected on the move with award-winning coverage.

We're also proud to be named one of the Financial Times Top 500 Best Employers for 2026, based on one of the UK's largest employee satisfaction surveys.

Join us and you'll be part of a team that stays curious, positive and focused on making life easier for our customers and each other. We're investing in the future of connectivity, from expanding next-generation 5G to exploring satellite-supported solutions that help reach rural communities and hard-to-connect places. 

You'll work with people who back good ideas and give you plenty of room to grow. So if you're looking for a place where you can feel supported, trusted and genuinely valued, you'll feel right at home here.

Our ways of working

We're a flexible-first organisation, because we know people do their best work when they have choice and clarity. To support meaningful collaboration, we ask everyone to spend at least eight days a month connecting with each other in person.

That doesn't just mean time in the office - it could be team meetings, offsites, volunteering days, cross-functional projects, or away days. What matters is making those moments count - so when we come together, it benefits everyone.

Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all

We believe a better tomorrow starts with the choices we make today. That means moving the dial on diversity, building equity into everything we do and putting inclusion at the heart of our business.

Virgin Media O₂ is an equal opportunities employer and we work hard to remove bias and barriers. We want every person who joins us - and everyone thinking about joining us - to feel seen, heard and supported.

When you work with us, you'll have access to our award-winning employee network groups. These communities bring people together, champion allyship and create uplifting spaces where you can learn, share and feel part of something bigger. They play a big role in helping people feel connected from day one.

The must haves

• Junior commercial lawyer (qualified solicitor or barrister) with a number of years' experience of corporate and commercial matters.
• Agile communicator with excellent drafting skills. Diplomatic and articulate: able to communicate points constructively and succinctly in writing and orally, adapting style to relevant stakeholders taking account of their seniority and/or insight.
• Exposure to drafting, negotiating, interpreting, and advising on transaction documents and complex commercial arrangements (such as Master Service Agreements).
• Strong organisational skills, recognising the need to build strong relationships across functions, in order to manage multiple workstreams with tight deadlines working with different specialist teams.
• Comfortable with change in a complex, fast-moving commercial environment and competent in coping with uncertainty and risk, and so able to provide recommendations/advice on short timescales based on information available at the time.
• Team player with a willingness to get stuck in and help drive projects and workstreams to a successful conclusion
• Resilient with the ability to deal with and manage a large volume of work under (on occasion) severe time pressures

The other stuff we are looking for

• Knowledge of corporate governance principles, including joint venture considerations
• Financial literacy and understanding of key commercial drivers and performance indicators
• Interest in the telecommunications, media or technology sector
• Experience working within regulated or highly complex commercial environments

What's in it for you

We know life isn't just about work, so our benefits are built to support you in the moments that matter. You'll get Bupa healthcare, wellbeing support, life cover, a pension and generous holiday -plus your birthday off.

And there's more. Enjoy some extra perks on us, with optional electric vehicle lease and Cycle2Work schemes, dental insurance, neurodiversity assessments, and brilliant discounts on broadband, TV and mobile. You'll even get access to the Virgin Family platform and the O₂ Priority app, with exclusive rewards, experiences and chances to attend events at The O₂ and beyond.

Next steps

If this feels like a place where you can belong, we'd love to see what you can do. Once you apply, the next steps might include a call with a recruiter, a video interview, an interview with the hiring manager and a task or assessment.

We'll also ask about any adjustments you might need, and we'll do our best to make them happen.

We review applications and interview throughout the advert window, so it's worth applying sooner rather than later. If you're offered the role, the offer will be subject to background checks, including a criminal record check and, for some roles, a financial background check.

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