Legal Counsel

Job Description

Join a team where your legal expertise can help shape the future of one of the UK's most important energy businesses. At EDF, Success is Personal. As a Legal Counsel within Nuclear Operations, you'll support major projects, manage legal risk, and help deliver outcomes that matter to our people, our communities and the future of low-carbon energy.

The Opportunity

As Legal Counsel, you'll play an important role in supporting the Nuclear Operations business by providing proactive, commercially focused legal advice across a diverse portfolio of work. From commercial contracts and regulatory matters to governance, compliance and dispute management, you'll help the business make informed decisions while managing legal risk effectively.

You’ll join us on a competitive salary. This role is based at #Gloucester Business Park, with travel to other EDF UK locations as required by the business. Occasional travel within Europe may also be required.

Working closely with stakeholders across Nuclear Operations and the wider EDF Group, you'll contribute to complex and strategically significant matters that support our journey towards An Electric Britain. This is an opportunity to broaden your expertise, develop your legal career across a wide range of disciplines, and make a meaningful contribution to the future of the business.

Who You Are

We're looking for a Legal Counsel who combines strong legal knowledge with commercial awareness and a proactive approach to managing complex matters. You'll be organised, adaptable and comfortable working across multiple priorities while building effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels. Are you experienced in...?

• Being admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales
• Providing legal advice with strong commercial awareness and legal judgement
• Drafting, negotiating and managing contracts and legal documentation
• Managing multiple legal matters simultaneously while meeting deadlines
• Communicating effectively in verbal and written form with a range of audiences
• Working independently and under the supervision of senior lawyers where required
• Using MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint to an intermediate level
• Maintaining a highly organised and methodical approach with strong attention to detail

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing timely, risk-informed and commercially relevant legal advice across Nuclear Operations activities
• Drafting, negotiating and advising on commercial, construction, property and project-related contracts
• Supporting the identification, avoidance and management of regulatory challenges, disputes and claims
• Managing legal matters, including the instruction and oversight of external law firms where required
• Monitoring legal and regulatory developments and sharing relevant updates and training across the business

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Alongside a competitive starting salary, potential for an annual bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days, and more.

Yasmin Clarke, Legal Counsel says: “The team are fantastic, hardworking, knowledgeable, but most importantly everyone is kind and approachable.   I have had the opportunity to work on some really interesting and complex issues, that I wouldn’t necessarily have had the opportunity to do in private practice. Alongside this, the team place emphasis on work life balance and encourage taking time to recharge.”  

At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to you. Here, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us.

Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.

Join us and find your success at EDF!

Closing date for applications is Sunday 23rd August 2026

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Additional Information

Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transition towards An Electric Britain.