/Interim Head of Legal - Professional Services

Interim Head of Legal - Professional Services

LondonRemotegbvia direct
// Job Type
Full Time
// Salary
Not disclosed
// Posted
3 days ago
// Work Mode
hybrid

About the Role

  • Senior interim role shaping strategy in a global advisory business
  • Part- or Full-time role for 6-months
About Our Client

Our client is a global strategy and advisory firm operating across several markets with a partner-led model and strong reputation for high-impact client work. Advising executives, boards, and investors on complex strategic, commercial, and transactional queries, they operate within a professional partnership framework with a strong emphasis on governance, independence, and professional standards.

Job Description

You will act as the firm's most senior legal adviser, supporting partners and leadership with commercial, governance and risk matters across the business:

  • Provide oversight of commercial contracts and complex negotiations
  • Take ownership of international risk and regulatory matters including conflicts, data incidents, and governance matters
  • Drive improvements to internal frameworks, building on existing work around processes, templates, and internal playbooks
  • Lead on data protection and information risk
  • Overseeing entity governance and company secretarial activity across multiple jurisdictions
  • Instruct & manage external counsel
  • Line manage internal Counsel
The Successful Applicant

You will be a strong commercial & corporate Lawyer with experience covering business strategy needs:

  • Experience working in the UK as a qualified Solicitor
  • In-house experience in a consulting firm, advisory business, LLP, or professional services environment is preferable
  • Comfortable advising senior stakeholders with strong commercial judgement and a pragmatic risk approach
  • Immediately available for a fixed-term contract of 6-months
What's on Offer
  • Hybrid working in Central London
  • Full- or Part-time
  • Competitive Salary

Contact

Gillian Stott

Quote job ref

JN-042026-7007705

Phone number

+44 20 7269 2346

Job summary
  • Job function
  • Legal
  • Subsector
  • Business Services
  • Sector
  • Business Services
  • Location
  • London
  • Contract type
  • Interim
  • Consultant name
  • Gillian Stott
  • Consultant phone
  • +44 20 7269 2346
  • Job reference
  • JN-042026-7007705

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