HEAD OF LEGAL

Job Description If you’re looking for a fast-paced, challenging yet rewarding role where no two days are the same and a role where you will be responsible for all legal matters, then this role will be of interest to you. This is a role with real scope that with give you an opportunity to drive the legal function forward. Head of Legal – Responsibilities: * Ensure that the company remains legally compliant while maintaining the commercial interests of the company. * Property Lease experience is desirable. * Oversight of the reviewing, drafting and negotiation of a variety of commercial contracts including supplier agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements and consumer facing terms and conditions. * Ensuring commercial contracts comply with applicable legal requirements and company policies. * Manage dispute resolution and litigation and represent the company in court as and when necessary to ensure commercially sound and cost effective outcomes. * Drafting and maintaining internal and customer facing policies, terms and conditions and precedent documents as and when required. * Protecting and enforcing the Groups IP rights. * Researching and maintaining awareness of legal requirements for the Group in a range of areas such as data protection, IP, Advertising, Employment, Regulatory and corporate governance. * Advise internally across the group on commercial, advertising and marketing, IP, Privacy and Data Protection, B2C and ad-hoc legal queries in relation to risk. * Creating guidance and training materials for the other teams in the business. Head of Legal – Person Specification: * Qualified Solicitor with a current practicing certificate with over six years PQE or equivalent. * Solid experience within commercial and dispute resolution – (The ability to run and defend claims with and achieve the optimum commercial outcome) * Positive and enthusiastic and be able to communicate legal issues in a straightforward way. * Robust and effective influencer on the senior team. * Commercial and flexible in your approach and used to working in a high volume position. * Capable of effectively managing and prioritising a large and variable workload. * You will be responsible for keeping up to date on new areas of law, advising the CEO and Directors accordingly and acquire new skills as needed. * Experience in Private Practice and in-house environments. Head of Legal – Package: * Salary – £95k * Bonus Incentive * On site parking * On site gym * On site restaurants * Retail discount