Head of Legal UK

qed legal

Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 8 days

London, Greater London N8 7HR, England

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

Our client, a multinational company, is seeking a Head of Legal for their UK legal entities, responsible for legal, compliance, and data protection matters.
The ideal candidate must be an English qualified solicitor with at least 7 years of post-qualified experience and knowledge of UK public procurement law.
This role also includes serving as the company secretary and managing a legal team of three while providing legal advice and ensuring compliance with laws.
The position is based in North London with a hybrid working policy that requires employees to be in the office three days a week.
Salary details have not been specified, but candidates with relevant experience outside the 7 years PQE range may also be considered.

Our client is a multinational company, looking for a Head of Legal for all legal, compliance and data protection related matters for all their UK legal entities. This position also comprises the role of company secretary. The successful candidate must have knowledge of public procurement in the UK.Based in North London this company has a hybrid working policy preferring employees to be in the office 3 days per week.Key responsibilities:

Lead and support the legal department
Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements
Provide effective legal advice and ensure the compliance with laws as well as adherence to the respective legal and compliance processes
Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across other departments
Work together with the business to develop strategies in the event of disputes
Management of external counsel law firms
Responsible for the management of a legal team of 3

The successful candidate:

An English qualified solicitor ideally with at least 7 years’ post qualified experience
Will have profound knowledge of the public procurement law in the UK
Work closely with the company’s Compliance Officer and Data Protection Officer
Have good communication and strong interpersonal skills
Have a commercial / business outlook to their work

Our client envisages that candidates will have at least 7 years PQE plus will have the relevant skills / knowledge for this position, however this has been given as an approximate guide for applicants and our client is happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this PQE range but who have the relevant experience.For more information on this great in-house opportunity please contact Simon Campbell at QED Legal. If this position isn’t for you but you know someone who could be suitable then please let us know. We offer a reward fee for any successful referrals. For full details please see our website.

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