Sole Counsel - Part-time; pw

Position: Sole Counsel - Part-time (3-4 days pw)
PART-TIME Sole Counsel / Head of Legal / Senior Legal Counsel role advising a newly formed leadership team reporting to the Group CFO

- 3 or 4 days a week role (hybrid working - Birmingham 1-2 days per week)

- Salary c.£100,000 pa FTE plus benefits

First dedicated Sole Counsel role supporting the highly engaged executive leadership team on a range of matters

- Commercial Contracting (service, supply, procurement, playbooks)

- Regulatory & Compliance (GDPR, governance, insurance, H&S)

- Operational matters (disputes, risk management, service performance)

- Property (leases, access agreements, working with internal property matters)

- Governance (Co Sec support)

- Managing external counsel on specialist matters

You will have 6+ years PQE with a strong commercial contracts background and in-house experience. You will enjoy variety, autonomy and building relationships right across a business.

A business partnering approach will be key as you drive a culture change and shape legal processes moving forward helping to underpin revenue growth across a dynamic business.

You will be a strong communicator, pragmatic and solutions focused. The business is in an asset-heavy industry so similar experience in infrastructure, utilities, engineering, automotive, logistics etc, will be helpful and an appetite to get on the high-viz and boots to learn about the sector.

Given the opportunity to build your experience and drive the legal agenda, this is a unique opportunity for a senior legal counsel looking for greater autonomy with a forward thinking business or a seasoned in-house lawyer who has enjoyed the Sole Counsel role previously.

Part-time 3 or 4 days per week with genuine on-boarding support

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