At NEXT, life is fast and full on. Our legal team works right at the heart of our operations, delivering sharp, practical advice to support NEXT and our growing portfolio of brands. These include Victoria’s Secret, Joules, The GAP, Reiss, Made.com, Cath Kidston, Bath & Body Works, FatFace, Seraphine and Russell & Bromley.
We are a small, close-knit team that operates at a fast pace and to tight timescales. If you are a commercial lawyer ready to expand your skill set beyond drafting contracts and into specialist legal areas, this is an opportunity to challenge yourself, learn to evolve and make a genuine impact.
We invest in legal technology and continuously develop our digital skills to stay ahead and work smart.
What You Will Take On
This role is ideal for a commercial lawyer who brings a solid foundation in contract negotiation and wants to broaden their expertise across intellectual property, legal compliance and regulatory law.
You will work on high-quality and varied projects across our business and brand portfolio. From drafting concession agreements and SaaS contracts with well-known brands to supporting product clearance and managing non-contentious IP, you will have plenty of opportunity to grow as a lawyer.
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts including concession and licensing agreements, SaaS contracts, purchasing terms, IP licences and consultancy agreements.
- Advise internal colleagues on commercial legal requirements, ensuring practical and solution-focused guidance.
- Develop expertise across intellectual property law by handling non-contentious IP and managing pre-action dispute matters.
- Provide regulatory and legal compliance support, including advice on consumer law, competition law, pricing, advertising claims and product recalls.
- Mentor legal assistants by reviewing standard contract templates, guiding trademark checks and assisting with contract management.
What We Are Looking For
To be successful in this role, you must be authorised to practice law by the Law Society or the Bar Council of England & Wales.
- Qualified UK Solicitor
- Proven experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.
- The ability to work at a fast pace, manage competing priorities and thrive under pressure.
- A clear desire to expand your legal knowledge into IP, consumer law and regulatory compliance.
- A pragmatic, commercial mindset that delivers practical solutions for internal teams.
- Strong collaboration skills and a willingness to role-model great practice across the legal and compliance team.
- Confidence using and adopting modern legal technology.
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About UsYou know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! About the Team- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Skills Required
- Authorised to practice law by the Law Society or the Bar Council of England & Wales
- Qualified UK Solicitor
- Proven experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
- Ability to work at a fast pace, manage competing priorities and thrive under pressure
- Desire to expand legal knowledge into intellectual property, consumer law and regulatory compliance
- Pragmatic, commercial mindset and strong collaboration skills
- Confidence using and adopting modern legal technology
- Ability or willingness to mentor legal assistants and review contract templates
What We Do
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its 65,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help improve patient outcomes, improve the safety and efficiency of clinicians’ care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to better diagnose disease and advance researchers’ capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. In 2017, BD welcomed C. R. Bard and its products into the BD family. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com.
