Legal Assistant

The role…

We’re looking for a proactive and commercially minded Legal Assistant to support the General Counsel in the day-to-day management of legal and compliance matters across LW Theatres and its group companies.

You’ll provide practical, commercially focused legal support across the business, including contract drafting and negotiation, legal research, data protection compliance, policy development, customer claims and commercial disputes

You’ll also manage legal records and routine contract matters, prepare contract summaries, adapt appropriate precedents and participate in relevant internal meetings and projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is highly organised and detail-focused to develop their legal career within a fast-paced, creative environment.

What you’ll be doing…

Commercial Contract Support

• Maintain accurate supplier contract records and organised electronic legal files.
• Prepare non-disclosure agreements and coordinate their approval and execution.
• Prepare and negotiate filming agreements and photography clearance agreements.
• Review, draft and negotiate commercial contracts, including supplier, services, commercial partnership and ticketing agreements, using approved templates and escalating material legal and commercial risks to the General Counsel.
• Draft agreements for the Programming team using approved templates where appropriate.
• Draft and negotiate data processing agreements, data-sharing agreements and other privacy-related contractual provisions.
• Manage routine contract matters from initial instruction to execution, including obtaining information, coordinating internal review and approvals, communicating with counterparties, confirming authorised signatories, issuing documents for electronic signature and retaining executed copies in the appropriate records.
• Prepare concise deal sheets and contract summaries for relevant contract owners and respond to contract queries.

Business Support

• Support Theatre Managers and the Customer Relations team with customer issues, including reviewing and drafting response letters and emails.
• Respond to routine legal queries from the Senior Leadership Team and Head Office colleagues, escalating matters to the General Counsel where appropriate.
• Support the Ticketing team, including drafting and negotiating ticketing services agreements, supporting new client onboarding and attending regular legal and commercial review meetings.
• Advise on routine data protection and privacy matters arising from marketing, ticketing and operational activities, including consent wording, booking flows and the implementation of agreed compliance measures.
• Research legal and regulatory developments relevant to the business and provide concise, practical summaries.
• Support the General Counsel and Chief Information Security Officer with data protection compliance, including subject access requests, data protection impact assessments, records of processing activities, data-cleansing exercises and erasure requests.
• Support cross-functional projects to implement new legal and regulatory requirements, including attending working group meetings, tracking actions and assisting with policies, procedures, guidance and training.
• Act as the initial point of contact for routine legal matters when the General Counsel is unavailable, referring urgent, material or complex matters as appropriate.
• Maintain the trade mark portfolio and liaise with external trade mark advisers.
• Review and update company policies to reflect legal, regulatory and operational developments.
• Visit the theatres and attend Theatre Managers’ meetings where appropriate.
• Prepare and deliver training on relevant legal and compliance topics.
• Assist with customer claims, commercial disputes, including investigating the facts, reviewing relevant documents, preparing correspondence and court documents, liaising with internal stakeholders and monitoring deadlines, under supervision of the General Counsel.
• Allocate and review appropriate work undertaken by interns or work-experience students and provide clear instructions and constructive feedback.

What we need…

• Relevant experience as a paralegal or trainee in a law firm or in-house legal team, or qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales with an appropriate level of post-qualification experience.
• Experience of drafting and reviewing commercial contracts.
• Working knowledge of UK data protection and privacy law, or the ability to develop this knowledge quickly from comparable regulatory experience.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build constructive working relationships and explain legal issues in practical terms.
• Strong organisational skills and close attention to detail.
• Sound judgement and the ability to identify, communicate and escalate material legal and commercial risks.
• A proactive, practical and collaborative approach, with the ability to use initiative appropriately.
• Ability to identify practical solutions and work calmly and efficiently under pressure.
• Demonstrates discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Experience of legal administration and maintaining accurate records.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Teams, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to identify where support is required and use initiative appropriately.
• Flexibility and adaptability when managing changing priorities and unexpected issues.
• Experience in the live entertainment, commercial theatre or wider creative industries would be beneficial but is not essential.

This job description summarises the principal responsibilities of the role. Duties may reasonably change to reflect the needs of the business and the role holder’s experience and development.

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Deadline for applications: 14th October 2026

Diversity & Inclusion

At LW Theatres, we pride ourselves on being a family of individuals and actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds – it’s one of our core values and we believe celebrating our differences is key to success.

At the heart of our Company is a culture of inclusion where everyone feels seen and heard and can be themselves at work. Regardless of your background, all we ask is that you have the skills and experience required and the desire to succeed. In return, we pledge to ensure that our selection process is both transparent and fair.

This role may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.