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Head of Legal

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Jameson Legal

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United Kingdom , London

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Salary:

100000.00 - 120000.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

As a newly created senior leadership role, the Head of Legal will oversee day-to-day legal operations and support the General Counsel in providing strategic legal advice across the organisation. This high-profile position in Central London offers the opportunity to lead and develop a small team of legal professionals in a globally recognised professional institution and regulator.

Job Responsibility:

  • Leading, mentoring, and developing the legal team comprising Legal Counsel, NQ Legal Counsel, Paralegal, and Legal Administrator, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
  • Overseeing legal team resourcing, training, and performance management, supporting new hybrid working arrangements for greater collaboration and efficiency
  • Providing pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice on commercial, regulatory, corporate governance, and litigation matters
  • Supporting the General Counsel and Executive with strategic legal advice on key risks and developments
  • Managing negotiation, drafting, and review of major commercial agreements, including potential outsourcing projects, alongside Procurement
  • Ensuring consistency and quality of legal documentation and managing the organisation’s international intellectual property portfolio and brand strategy
  • Identifying and mitigating global legal and regulatory risks, supporting compliance reviews in alignment with international market strategies
  • Providing corporate governance and regulatory support, including legal entity management and advising on data protection and privacy law, especially GDPR compliance
  • Fostering strong stakeholder engagement within the business and with external legal advisors, ensuring tight cost control and service delivery management
  • Leading or supporting major strategic projects, transactions, litigation, and corporate initiatives

Requirements:

  • Qualified solicitor with a minimum of 10 years’ PQE
  • previous in-house experience preferred
  • proven track record managing legal teams and providing counsel at senior leadership levels
  • strong commercial legal knowledge, especially in commercial law, intellectual property, data protection, procurement, IT contracts, and litigation

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 09, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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