868 Head Legal jobs in the United Kingdom

I am delighted to bring to market a senior leadership role within the legal team of a large global bank. This role will be the Head of legal for the entire UK (including Crown Dominions) private banking & wealth management platform.

The role will be part of the senior management team for this part of the bank and work very closely with the entire senior leadership team.

The role has the potential to manage a reasonable sized team and has great progression opportunities in the future as well.

They are targeting this at Director rather than MD level but need significant private banking and/or wealth management experience rather than an entry level Director.

This has to be one of the most exciting jobs going in the legal market in London currently. They are investing massively in this part of the bank and have big plans for the area so it is a brilliant time to join them.

To be considered they will need to see significant, current, experience in this space. They can't consider anyone looking to transfer their skills due to the requirements of the role.

No sponsorship can be offered.

They are looking to move quickly for the right person so please share your CV ASAP to be considered

I am delighted to bring to market a senior leadership role within the legal team of a large global bank. This role will be the Head of legal for the entire UK (including Crown Dominions) private banking & wealth management platform.

The role will be part of the senior management team for this part of the bank and work very closely with the entire senior leadership team.

The role has the potential to manage a reasonable sized team and has great progression opportunities in the future as well.

They are targeting this at Director rather than MD level but need significant private banking and/or wealth management experience rather than an entry level Director.

This has to be one of the most exciting jobs going in the legal market in London currently. They are investing massively in this part of the bank and have big plans for the area so it is a brilliant time to join them.

To be considered they will need to see significant, current, experience in this space. They can't consider anyone looking to transfer their skills due to the requirements of the role.

No sponsorship can be offered.

They are looking to move quickly for the right person so please share your CV ASAP to be considered

About us

Source by Temple Bright:

Source by Temple Bright is a lawyer-led flexible legal support business. We place high calibre senior lawyers, compliance professionals and company secretaries in temporary and interim roles with clients across a broad range of UK industry sectors, including corporates, public bodies, SMEs and professional firms.

Source is unapologetically selective on behalf of its clients. All candidates for our Panel are selected by our CEO Peter Workman, a former Magic Circle corporate lawyer and Big Four partner with twenty-plus years’ experience of working with in-house teams. Peter applies his expertise to achieve the best solutions for clients and candidates alike.

Our sister business Temple Bright is an innovative law firm which operates a streamlined, partner-only model. By introducing Temple Bright partners to work alongside Source lawyers, we can offer our clients reasonably priced, high quality legal support “for an hour or a year, or anything between”. This approach also enables us to offer candidates a broader range of opportunities, and membership within a cohesive, flexible team of likeminded colleagues.

Roles:

We set out below some skills and experience profiles for which there is currently high demand for in-house placements, where Source expects a high volume of assignments from clients. Joining the Source Panel gives you access to placement opportunities for periods ranging from three months to a year or more. We invite applications from strong candidates in all commercial practice areas. Membership of the Panel is non-exclusive and imposes no obligation on you to accept any placement we may offer you. However, it enables us to provide you with information which might open an exciting new path.

Commercial lawyers

We have a number of clients searching for experienced in-house commercial lawyers for in-house placements. Exceptional contract drafting and negotiation skills are required, with an emphasis on key in-house specialties including IT, outsourcing, supplier and customer contracts.

Corporate lawyers

We regularly hear from clients seeking lawyers to support them with a range of corporate legal projects, including mergers and acquisitions, funding rounds, joint ventures, legal due diligence (buy and sell side) and large scale restructuring projects.

Data protection lawyers

We would like to speak to experienced data protection professionals about a range of exciting in-house roles. Our clients seek a high degree of proficiency across the key areas of UK and European data protection legislation and regulation as well as significant practical experience of best practice in connection with compliance monitoring and correct data use and storage.

IP and technology lawyers

We have a number of clients seeking experienced IP and technology lawyers to work across a broad spectrum of IP, technology and media matters and projects. We would like to speak to high quality lawyers with broad experience (contentious, non-contentious or mixed) in areas such as trademarks and designs, advertising and sponsorship, reputation management, copyright and content, and digital platforms. We regularly see opportunities across contentious, advisory, and transactional IP.

Real estate lawyers

We have a number of clients seeking experienced real estate lawyers to work across a broad spectrum of property matters and projects. We would like to speak to high-quality lawyers with broad experience (contentious, non-contentious or mixed) in areas such as commercial property transactions, development agreements, landlord and tenant matters, planning law, and property finance. We regularly see opportunities across acquisitions, disposals, leasing, and real estate litigation.

Financial services lawyers

We have a number of clients seeking experienced financial services lawyers to work across a broad spectrum of regulatory and transactional financial services matters and projects. We would like to speak to high-quality lawyers with broad experience (contentious, non-contentious or mixed) in areas such as, regulatory compliance within a financial services context, financial product development and distribution, banking and lending regulations, payments and e-money, financial crime and anti-money laundering, and regulatory investigations and enforcement. We regularly see opportunities across advising on regulatory frameworks, transactional support, and representing clients in regulatory proceedings.

Funds lawyers

We have a number of clients seeking experienced funds lawyers to work across a broad spectrum of investment fund matters and projects. We would like to speak to high-quality lawyers with broad experience (contentious, non-contentious or mixed) in areas such as private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, and regulatory compliance. We regularly see opportunities across fund formation, investor negotiations, regulatory advice, and secondary transactions.

Construction, project finance, infrastructure and renewable energy lawyers

We are seeing continued high demand from clients for experienced lawyers with a breadth of expertise across the full spectrum of renewable energy and infrastructure projects. We are interested in hearing from high-quality lawyers with expertise in complex project finance structures, construction law principles and industry standard agreements and the regulatory landscape of the renewable energy sector. This includes contract drafting (reflecting current construction and finance legislation and best practice), compliance (particularly in connection with project permitting, environmental regulations, and other governance issues).

Employment lawyers

We are seeing continued high demand from clients for experienced employment lawyers with a breadth of experience across the full spectrum of workforce-related issues. We are interested in hearing from high quality employment lawyers with expertise in the principal contentious and non-contentious areas including contract drafting (reflecting current employment legislation and best practice), compliance (particularly in connection with HR issues, equal pay and other employment governance issues), and tribunal and complex litigation matters.

Company secretaries

We are seeing sustained demand for top tier company secretarial professionals to fill a range of assistant, deputy and company secretary roles within PLC, large corporate and SME clients. We would like to speak to candidates with high quality company secretarial experience including business ethics, corporate governance and legal and regulatory compliance.

Panel member skills and experience:

We invite applications from UK-based solicitors, compliance professionals and company secretaries who have demonstrated expertise in leading commercial law firms or in-house legal or compliance departments. You may be in private practice or an in-house role, or you may be a freelance lawyer, company secretary or compliance professional who is open to fresh opportunities.

Applications:

Your point of contact and guide will be our CEO Peter Workman, a practising solicitor with a Magic Circle and Big Four background. To learn more about joining our Panel, or to discuss your flexible legal support requirements, arrange a call or meeting with Peter.

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Head of Legal | VC-Backed SaaS Unicorn | London HQ

£250k p/a + equity

London

We’ve been exclusively instructed by one of Europe’s most exciting tech scale-ups (now a bona fide unicorn!) to appoint a strategic, commercially astute Head of Legal to join their high-performing executive team working closely with the C-Suite to advise on corporate matters and have oversight of the existing in-house team.

The Opportunity

This is a rare chance to step into a high-impact, board-facing role at the heart of a global tech companies growth journey. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll lead a small international legal team and act as a trusted advisor to the C-suite on all things corporate law, governance and strategic transactions. You’ll also lend your expertise to high-value commercial deals that are shaping the future of the business.

Why this role?

• Shape legal strategy across multiple jurisdictions in a fast-scaling, international environment.
• Work on complex corporate matters, M&A, fundraising and strategic partnerships.
• Partner with a visionary CEO and a world-class leadership team.
• Capitalise on experience rendered from a business that’s on an exciting growth journey.

My client is looking for highly motivated, top-tier in-house lawyers with a great story:

• 8–12 years’ PQE, ideally trained/qualified at a Magic Circle or White Shoe firm.
• A strong foundation in corporate law, with experience in M&A, venture capital and governance.
• 3–5 years in private practice, followed by a successful in-house trajectory within a high-growth tech, fin-tech or SaaS business.
• A proven ability to lead teams, influence at board level and thrive in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.

This is an excellent Head of Legal opportunity to join a growing global investment advisory firm. You would join a small team in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for supporting the business on corporate transactions and reviewing a wide range of commercial contracts (including engagement letters and NDAs)

This will suit a Corporate Senior Associate in Private Practice looking for their first move in-house or a Senior Legal Counsel/Head of Legal (ideally with experience gained within a financial institution) looking for a new challenge within a dynamic environment.

If you are interested, please get in touch:

Head of Legal | VC-Backed SaaS Unicorn | London HQ

£250k p/a + equity

London

We’ve been exclusively instructed by one of Europe’s most exciting tech scale-ups (now a bona fide unicorn!) to appoint a strategic, commercially astute Head of Legal to join their high-performing executive team working closely with the C-Suite to advise on corporate matters and have oversight of the existing in-house team.

The Opportunity

This is a rare chance to step into a high-impact, board-facing role at the heart of a global tech companies growth journey. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll lead a small international legal team and act as a trusted advisor to the C-suite on all things corporate law, governance and strategic transactions. You’ll also lend your expertise to high-value commercial deals that are shaping the future of the business.

Why this role?

• Shape legal strategy across multiple jurisdictions in a fast-scaling, international environment.
• Work on complex corporate matters, M&A, fundraising and strategic partnerships.
• Partner with a visionary CEO and a world-class leadership team.
• Capitalise on experience rendered from a business that’s on an exciting growth journey.

My client is looking for highly motivated, top-tier in-house lawyers with a great story:

• 8–12 years’ PQE, ideally trained/qualified at a Magic Circle or White Shoe firm.
• A strong foundation in corporate law, with experience in M&A, venture capital and governance.
• 3–5 years in private practice, followed by a successful in-house trajectory within a high-growth tech, fin-tech or SaaS business.
• A proven ability to lead teams, influence at board level and thrive in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.

This is an excellent Head of Legal opportunity to join a growing global investment advisory firm. You would join a small team in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for supporting the business on corporate transactions and reviewing a wide range of commercial contracts (including engagement letters and NDAs)

This will suit a Corporate Senior Associate in Private Practice looking for their first move in-house or a Senior Legal Counsel/Head of Legal (ideally with experience gained within a financial institution) looking for a new challenge within a dynamic environment.

If you are interested, please get in touch:

Head of Legal (London, UK) : Our client, a prominent private equity shop with locations in the UK and the US, is seeking a seasoned legal professional to join their expanding team. The firm focuses its investments across a diverse range of industries, including business-to-business (B2B), financial services, retail, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, as well as emerging fields such as e-commerce and industrials. The successful candidate will work closely with C-level executives and play a key role in shaping and executing the firm’s legal strategy.

Compensation range : £300-400k base + bonus + carry.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the legal execution of investments, partnering closely with external counsel to structure, negotiate, and close complex transactions.
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for the firm’s compliance function, ensuring robust internal processes that align with fund terms, regulatory obligations, and industry best practices.
• Oversee the negotiation and execution of M&A transactions, corporate reorganizations, and other strategic initiatives.
• Manage general corporate legal matters, including governance, commercial contracts, and firm-wide legal projects.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with investment, finance, and operations teams to ensure legal and regulatory alignment across all aspects of the business.

Head of Legal: Contracts and Commercial Team, PayPoint Group

The role reports to the General Counsel and is based in the PayPoint head office in Welwyn Garden City.

You will be a senior member of the wider PayPoint Group legal team comprising 10 lawyers.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

• This is a broad commercial role which involves leading and managing a small legal team of 3, supporting a high volume of contracts for all businesses across the PayPoint Group.
• The role will include drafting and negotiating large, complex commercial agreements for innovative new FinTech services for PayPoint’s clients (including services provided by PayPoint’s FCA regulated businesses) in collaboration with senior internal stakeholders, advising on other strategic matters, supplier contracts and providing ad hoc commercially focussed legal support to the business, including on GDPR, data protection and data security issues.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

Responsibilities

• Lead, guide and develop the Contracts and Commercial Legal Team to ensure an efficient and effective team that is able to meet the needs of the business.
• Lead the team in its provision of legal support, allocating and prioritising work effectively across the team and providing guidance to team members as appropriate.
• Draft and negotiate large, complex commercial agreements, including for PayPoint’s FCA regulated businesses in collaboration with senior internal stakeholders.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on commercial matters relevant to PayPoint, including GDPR, data protection and data security.
• Identify and resolve complex legal and commercial issues.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders across the business to ensure that legal matters are understood and handled appropriately.
• Manage external advisers and other stakeholders in the successful and timely delivery of transactions and projects.
• Review and update existing precedent contracts and processes used by the Legal Department with a view to driving the efficient delivery of legal support to the business.
• Collaborate with other members of the Legal Team to support a One Team approach.

Requirements

• The role requires an individual that is highly motivated and pro-active, with excellent attention to detail and ability to find sound legal solutions to challenging legal and commercial issues.
• We are looking for a qualified lawyer, with a minimum of 5 years PQE with a strong academic background.
• Proven commercial contracts expertise; strong technical drafting skills.
• Experience of GDPR, data protection and data security issues is essential.
• Experience of working with FCA regulated business and a basic understanding of regulatory principles and themes is essential. Experience of working in the FinTech or payments sectors is an advantage but is not essential.
• Strong in-house experience in a similar role with some managerial responsibility is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and adept at liaising with stakeholders from all levels of the business.
• Demonstrable people management/ supervisory/ team leadership experience.
• Ability to identify and communicate key legal issues to a non legal audience.
• Highly credible with pragmatic approach.
• Hands-on with a willingness to ‘roll-up sleeves’ to get things done.
• Confident commercially-minded individual able to provide practical advice to the business.
• Strong background in managing multiple tasks and developing and motivating a team in a fast-paced, performance-driven culture.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to manage a high volume of work.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with key stakeholders.