Head of Legal Job Description

Head of Legal Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Head of Legal to join our team.

Reviewing, improve & establish our legal frameworks and processes, including contract, IP and statutory requirements;
Working very closely with the Company’s leadership, including the Finance Director, COO & CEO on company critical legal and investment matters;
Handling Intellectual Property matters;
Advising and coordinating the business on legal matters relating to Company financing, due diligence and other compliance requests;
Managing incoming complaints and mitigating legal risk;
Oversee Company Secretarial activities and requirements;
Advising the business on, and negotiating, M&A or joint partnership activity;
Review the company’s key risks from a legal perspective and plan a strategic roadmap for mitigation;
Ensuring our marketing, technology and product teams are always operating in a legally compliant way;
Managing legal claims brought against both the Centre and its suppliers;
Oversee the legal risk management framework, with associated policies, procedures and processes to ensure that Legal risks are managed effectively;
Acting as a key stakeholder on data protection matters across the business, alongside the DPO and other internal teams;
GDPR compliance;
Assisting external-facing teams with responses to any external litigation, risk matters or media requests;
Supporting the negotiating and closing of commercial transactions, for both ongoing suppliers and new opportunities.