Junior Legal Counsel

Company Description

Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

The Legal Counsel will play a key supporting role within the Group Legal function, providing timely, practical, and commercially focused legal advice to the General Counsel, Senior Legal Counsel and the wider group of logistics and transport businesses operating across the UK.

This is a broad, hands‑on role ideal for a lawyer building in-house experience. The Legal Counsel will assist with contract drafting and negotiation, compliance matters, operational legal queries, dispute support, and day‑to‑day legal risk management across a dynamic logistics environment. The role requires strong technical grounding, good commercial instincts and the ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders across multiple business units.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor (England & Wales) or equivalent. 1–4 years PQE (law firm or prior in‑house experience advantageous)
• Solid grounding in commercial law and contract drafting.
• Awareness (and willingness to develop) understanding of key areas relevant to logistics:
• • commercial contracts
  • transport/operations regulation
  • GDPR/data protection
  • health & safety
  • dispute management fundamentals

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays
• Life Assurance -  x 4 your annual salary
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!