Legal Counsel - Italy Spain based in London

The Legal team has been instrumental in supporting the business through its continued expansion. Headed up by James Hanratty (a Legal leader in Digital & Technology) they have won several industry accolades in recent years including being shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Award. Striking a balance between being innovative and high performing yet remaining closeknit and highly supportive of one another this is a highly regarded team where people genuinely enjoy what they do and make a difference to the business every day! 

Reporting into the Senior Legal Counsel (based in Milan) the focus of this role will be to provide international legal support in particular to drive the growth of Trainlines consumer proposition in Italy and Spain as well as playing a key role in the delivery of an ongoing strategy to be the goto platform for international travelers across the UK and Europe. With significant business investment being put into our European business this is an incredible opportunity to join Trainline at a time of exciting growth.  

You will act as our Italian and Spanish market counsel lead and work closely with the Legal Consumer and Product team across multijurisdictional matters. You will be expected to have a good understanding of all areas of commercial law with a particular focus on the Italian and Spanish market including consumer ecommerce advertising and marketing data protection IP and commercial contracts.  

Responsibilities  

• Providing Italian & Spanish legal advice in respect of consumer ecommerce advertising and marketing data protection and intellectual property law and overall legal support to the Italian & Spanish brand marketing communications SEO PPC and product teams. 
• Working with the Legal Consumer and Product team in respect of the provision of consumer and general legal advice in the Italian & Spanish markets (generally advising on strategic matters such as partnerships). 
• Providing overall legal support to activities related to our international customers in particularcommerce advertising and marketing and PR events.  
• Drafting negotiating and interpreting commercial contracts mainly in respect of Trainline acting as a customer when procuring services for the brand comms and product and market research teams  

Qualifications :

Essential: 

• Significant experience in a similar role in an international setting. 
• Private practice and inhouse experience preferred with a tech/online focus ideally multijurisdictional. 
• Experience working in a fastpaced business. 
• Strong general understanding of consumer law ecommerce law advertising and marketing law data protection law and commercial contracts. 
• Demonstrable team player and must be able to work cross functionally. 
• A significant degree of autonomy and responsibility will be expected with an ability to selfstart confidently and effectively. 
• Strong communication and influencing skills including in respect of senior management colleagues. 
• Attention to detail and ability to carry out in depth legal analysis but deliver advice in a concise business friendly manner. 
• Effective organisational and prioritisation skills will be required to successfully manage your own workload and the business expectations. 
• Commercially astute. 
• Open to travel to our EU offices occasionally. 
• Fluent English and Italian or Spanish. 

Desired  

• Other EU languages (particularly Spanish and Italian). 

Recruitment Process 

• Call with Talent Acquisition to dive into your experience and discuss scope of the role 
• Skills & competenciesbased assessment with Senior Legal Counsel. 
• Competenciesbased interview with Head of Legal Consumer/Product & Deputy General Counsel 

Additional Information :

Why should you jump on board 

We pay special attention to learning and development and organise quarterly company learning days as well as offering a learning budget that can be put towards resources of your choice. We will cover the costs of your professional subscriptions and give you access to our very own learning platform. 

At Trainline we care about the wellness of our employees. We host puppy therapy sessions inoffice yoga and run Mental Health First Aider training courses as well as having an Employee Assistance Program as one of our many company benefits.  

We regularly throw fun social events such as pub quizzes karaoke nights and our largescale Summer and Winter Festivals every year. Additionally we love hosting meetups in our amazing event spaces and having the opportunity to support internal and external community groups.  

We also hold companywide hackathons and our annual Trainline Tech Summit which provides Trainliners with an opportunity to stand up and share their story learnings or new skills with their colleagues in a safe environment. 

Our flexifirst approach

We believe in the importance of a healthy worklife balance and the value of a flexible workforce. Our flexifirst approach outlines our commitment to a hybrid way of working and our expectations of Trainliners. A key part of what makes Trainline special is our people and the value we get from the buzz and energy of our workplaces and thats why were proud to offer the best of both worlds. In practice this means inoffice attendance at least 40% of the time over a 12week period for all Trainliners. These inoffice days are typically team led to help us connect collaborate and create together.  

Our Values 

• Think Big Were building the future of rail 

• Own It We care about every customer partner and journey 

• Do Good We make a positive impact 

• Travel Together Were one team 

Interested in finding out more about what its like to work at Trainline Why not check out what our employees say about us on Glassdoor You can also find out more information by following us on LinkedIn or our Life at Trainline Instagram account.  

We value open expression at Trainline we believe its the diversity of experience backgrounds and perspectives of our employees that makes us who we are. We encourage everybody to play a part in changing the way people travel across the world.