Job Description
Salary: Not specified
My client is a large, successful privately owned business that is based in the South West.
They now have need to recruit a Head of Legal/Sole Counsel to set-up and establish their in-house legal function. Reporting into the CEO this is a new role and form part of the Senior Leadership Team. The role will be responsible for providing legal services to the business and will lead the legal function to ensure the provision of timely, commercially-focused legal advice and to actively manage risk.
The role will provide proactive and pragmatic legal advice on a broad range of legal matters to the Board and senior management team, procuring external specialist legal advice where cost effective.
A qualified solicitor with experience of working in-house with a minimum of 6 years PQE, you will have a strong general commercial background and will be able to advise on a wide variety of legal matters including commercial contracts, company law, litigation and property.
As well as having a commercial approach you will be an outstanding communicator used to working in a fast-paced environment who is able to build relationships and understand colleagues' aims, supporting and influencing them whatever their level of legal or business knowledge.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-profile and progressive business at a level which offers great scope to carve out a successful career within the organisation. You will be rewarded with a highly competitive salary, an excellent benefits package and the opportunity to work autonomously in a collegiate and meritocratic environment.
To apply for this position, or to discuss any aspect of the role, please contact David Cartwright at Chadwick Nott on or
*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.
Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.