Hybrid Director, Legal

Posted 3 months ago

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About the role

  • Legal Director developing and implementing legal strategy at Frazer-Nash. Leading high-volume legal service delivery and managing complex legal matters with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Developing and implementing the legal strategy for the business
  • Overseeing the delivery of legal services
  • Acting as a thought leader engaging with the Senior Leadership Team
  • Managing complexity and ambiguity
  • Leading the organisation through complex change initiatives
  • Developing and delivering legal strategies and services
  • Serving as the escalation point for complex legal matters and negotiating with customers and suppliers
  • Advising the business on complex legal issues, claims and disputes
  • Leading legal M&A efforts including conducting due diligence and integration activities
  • Improving the delivery of high-volume legal services
  • Operating as a strategic business-focused legal advisor to the senior management team
  • Effectively engaging, communicating and influencing senior stakeholders
  • Ensuring applicable regulatory requirements and legislations are understood and complied with
  • Leadership of the Legal team of 5 attorneys and 1 administrative assistant

Requirements

  • Qualified solicitor with at least 12 years PQE either in private practice or in-house
  • Extensive demonstrable experience in a consultancy / professional services environment
  • Experience in commercial and government contracting, intellectual property, products liability, software development/Software as a Service (SaaS), energy, nuclear, international/cross-border legal matters, Mergers & Acquisitions, Government Framework Agreements, NEC contracts and MOD DEFCONs
  • Experience leading an in-house legal team
  • Experience using or implementing legal technology such as legal intake, contract lifecycle management systems, and AI contract review tools
  • Demonstrable significant experience of leading high performing in-house Legal Teams
  • Demonstrable significant experience of successful stakeholder management and collaboration
  • Demonstrable authentic leadership skills

Benefits

  • Hybrid working pattern
  • Opportunity for early applications
  • Leadership opportunities

Job title

Director, Legal

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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