VodafoneThree - Senior Legal Counsel - Competition

Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday You will work on complex and high-profile initiatives, influence important business decisions, and contribute to building a strong culture of integrity, collaboration, and legal excellence. You will: Advise on a wide range of strategic projects, commercial initiatives, and transactions, including mergers, joint ventures, network sharing arrangements, commercial collaborations, and wholesale agreements. Deliver balanced, risk-based guidance on product development, pricing, customer propositions, commercial strategy, and market opportunities. Provide advice on regulatory frameworks, policy developments, disputes, investigations, and litigation where competition law considerations arise. Work closely with regulatory and competition authorities, including Ofcom, the CMA, and other relevant bodies. Support regulatory enquiries, information requests, investigations, and other contentious matters when required. Create and deliver engaging training and awareness programmes that help colleagues understand competition law responsibilities. Monitor legal, regulatory, and industry developments, identifying emerging risks and opportunities and providing proactive guidance to the business. Contribute to an inclusive, curious, and forward-thinking culture where diverse perspectives are valued and encouraged. You will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister, Chartered Legal Executive, or equivalent legal professional with significant post-qualification experience gained in private practice, in-house, or a combination of both. You will have strong technical expertise in relevant areas of law, with experience advising on competition and regulatory matters. You will bring a proven track record of supporting complex transactions, strategic projects, or business-critical initiatives. You will be confident analysing legal and commercial risks and communicating them clearly to a broad range of stakeholders, including senior leaders. You will combine sound judgement with a thoughtful, practical, and solutions-oriented approach to problem solving. You will be comfortable working collaboratively across functions, building partnerships, and finding effective solutions that support business outcomes. You will have strong drafting skills and be able to produce clear, accurate, and commercially relevant legal documentation with limited supervision. You will demonstrate effective negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills. You will be motivated to learn, adapt, and broaden your expertise across different areas within the team's remit. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to tailor complex legal advice to different audiences in a concise, clear, and accessible way. You will bring strong commercial awareness and an interest in understanding wider business goals and customer priorities. You will be someone who values teamwork, curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement while encouraging diverse viewpoints and inclusive thinking. You will hold a university honours degree (second class or above), or an equivalent higher education qualification.