Head of Legal
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 25 Jan 2018
- Closes
- 22 Feb 2018
- Ref
- 13886067/001
- Contact
- Thomas Watson
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts, Company / Commercial, Insurance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate to step into a rapidly expanding Financial Services business based in London.
Client Details
A financial services business based in London currently going through a rapid period of expansion.
Description
You will be the UK qualified senior lawyer, ideally with strong in-house and preferably international experience in a position of responsibility. You will have a strong commercial and insurance background, with sound technical skills, excellent negotiating ability, but also the ability to manage senior stakeholders. The role will include:
- Build strong relationships with the various business functions and provide daily legal support to them;
- Collaborate with fellow leaders, both within the group legal department, the UK and International business to devise efficient and effective strategies for the provision of legal services to the business;
- Provide expert, ethical and pragmatic advice and support commercial and contract issues across the business;
- Assist the business in navigating complex issues with an output and delivery focus;
- Draft and negotiate contracts with suppliers, carriers and customers;
- Manage disputes with third parties;
- Deliver relevant legal training or legal playbooks as needed to the business;
- Manage external counsel where appropriate.
Profile
The successful candidate will need to be a qualified senior solicitor with a proven track record working in house. Fundamentally my client is an insurance business so experience of working on insurance related agreements and products will be important as well as a broader commercial skill set. As well as this my client is also looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Proven experience working in a fast growing, ambiguous environment
- Excellent communication, collaboration, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Willingness to become familiar with new areas of law, to practice as a generalist, and to learn key aspects of the company's business
- Possess substantive legal knowledge in a wide variety of relevant areas of law applicable to the company's business, including marketing, regulatory, compliance, commercial, and corporate transactional matters
- Proven experience negotiating and drafting contracts & setting up an effective contract management system/process
- Experience as in-house legal counsel in a "start-up "environment or legal consulting experience for "start-up" clients would be desirable.
Job Offer
A six figure basic salary + excellent benefits + bonus
As well as a competitive package on offer my client is genuinely committed to fostering a forward thinking, flexible working environment.