In-House Legal Director
- Recruiter
- LHH Recruitment Solutions
- Location
- England, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
- Salary
- £90000.00 - £130000.00 per annum
- Posted
- 13 Jun 2022
- Closes
- 11 Jul 2022
- Ref
- JN -062022-258141
- Contact
- Christopher Ewles
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts, Compliance, Intellectual Property
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
In-House Legal Director
In-House Legal Director opportunity has arisen in the Cambridge region with remote or hybrid working arrangements on offer.
The Company
Our client is an innovative Legal Services provider aimed at changing the way that in house corporate legal teams consume and utilise legal services. The aim is to affect this through the development of streamlined, easily accessible and usable services and solutions. Our client provides: (i) day to day legal support to in house teams, across commercial, corporate, IP and non-contentious employment; (ii) outsourced legal services (BPO), an initial example being a partnership with global CLM provider to offer clients a managed outsourced contracting solution; and (iii) project management support for strategic projects, including corporate group re-organisations and reconciliation projects (i. contract reconciliation for DP/Cyber updates).
The Role
A commercially focused In-House Legal Director is required, with in house experience, to provide legal services for corporate legal teams. The role will be varied, handling commercial contracts, compliance, IP, GDPR, Cyber Security and oversight/management of legal outsourcing and project management activities. Additionally, there will be a requirement for the successful candidate to undertake some business development activities, to increase business and take on new clients. Candidates should also have a desire to consider, develop and provide new and innovative solutions to clients, which may be process driven, access driven or full end-to-end solutions, in each case aimed at increasing efficiency for corporate legal teams.
Candidate Requirements
- Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with significant In-House Legal experience, with a minimum of five years PQE
- Ideally have a background in the Technology, IT, Finance, Pharma, Gaming or Engineering sectors
- Comprehensive experience of general commercial contracts
- Exposure within Compliance, IP, GDPR, Cyber Security would be advantageous
- Strong skills in negotiation, drafting, legal analysis and problem resolution
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including experience dealing with various internal corporate stakeholders (i. sales/product/finance/HR) in an in house environment.
- Ideally some experience in use of legal technologies, or research into use of legal technologies, for corporate legal teams.
Salary at £90,000 - £130,000 per annum plus benefits with remote and hybrid working on offer.
LHH Recruitment Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. LHH Recruitment Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
To note, the PQE indicated in this advertisement is intended as a guide only and does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.