Head of Legal
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 25 Sep 2018
- Closes
- 23 Oct 2018
- Ref
- 13956152/001
- Contact
- Samantha McGawley
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Company / Commercial, Information Technology, Intellectual Property
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An excellent opportunity for a mid/senior lawyer to step into a Head of Legal role within a dynamic and thriving social media, marketing and data agency.
Client Details
My client is an agency at the cutting edge of using data for marketing. Working with the World's largest brands, they are able to communicate in the most effective way. Based in Central London they are looking to expand.
Description
The Head of Legal will be at the forefront of the businesses legal and commercial matters. You will negotiate and draft a wide variety of commercial agreements, with the ability to capture complex legal and business concepts in a clear, concise, and easy-to-understand manner. You will have a handle on the businesses outlook on Data Protection an be able to to collaborate and educate numerous internal functions, including sales, customer success, business development, security, product, and engineering on accelerating the sales cycle while promoting data ethics and data protection initiatives and risk mitigation.
Profile
The ideal Head of Legal will be a UK qualified lawyer having trained at a top law firm or recognised in-house business.
You will be c5+ years PQE and have gleaned a strong commercial experience and be knowledgeable and comfortable with the Data Protection regulations and GDPR.
Ideally you will:
- an excellent commercial contract drafter/reviewer/negotiator
- be comfortable in a fast paced
- understand the marketing/media/ad tech space
- strong and solid data protection experience
* PQE is a guideline all levels will be considered should the requisite experience in commercial law, data protection be met.
Job Offer
Excellent package and Central London location.