60 Justice Director jobs in the United Kingdom

The Firm

Established in 2020, KP Law (previously Keller Postman) is a specialist litigation boutique, focussing on collective redress.

The firm has over 100 employees across offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Liverpool, , representing over 250,000 individual clients across a range of cases in areas such as product liability, competition, worker rights, data breach and privacy and financial services.

The firm’s ethos is to combine the best legal talent with a strong operational and technological platform to enable its clients to pursue cases that could not otherwise be brought against large corporates as a result of their wrongdoing. Uniquely, KP Law is owned and fully financed by a recognised UK litigation funder (Legatus Holdings). All of its cases are for claimants and carried out under contingent fee agreements at no cost or risk to its clients.

KP Law was ranked Tier 1 for Group Litigation: Claimant in The Legal 500 UK Guide 2024. This follows our success in 2023 where we received a commendation for ‘Litigation Boutique Firm of the Year’ at The Lawyer Awards 2023 and won the Race Equality Initiative of the Year at the 2023 Women & Diversity in Law Awards.

The Role

As Legal Director you will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and oversight of all group litigation claims within the role remit, including the supervision and development of all direct reports. In addition, you will work with the wider senior leadership team to develop new case opportunities and act as a subject matter expert within your area of practice.

Role Responsibilities

The role will include, but is not limited to:

• Strategic leadership of cases, including consideration of legal issues and available resources, to progress litigation and reach successful outcomes for our clients.
• Acting as subject matter expert and escalation point for all case related queries.
• Working with other Practice Groups and the Operations Team to build and embed best practice case management processes and systems.
• Effective management and development of legal and other professional staff.
• Leading marketing research activities into issues that may lead to successful litigation aligned with our brand.
• Building and maintaining a wide and varied network of contacts to facilitate the introduction of new matters into the business.

Person Specification

• Qualified UK solicitor with proven experience in a Legal Director or equivalent senior leadership role.
• Significant litigation experience, ideally within group claims and collective redress.
• Knowledge and experience of competition law / experience litigating in the competition appeal tribunal is an advantage.
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading and managing teams.
• Outstanding analytical, innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment with consistently high levels of performance.
• Ability to build rapport easily and create effective working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Innovative mindset with a keen desire to take on new projects.

Our Values

At KP Law, we pride ourselves on being a values-led law firm. Our Values:

Excellence in Everything

• We deliver high-quality work, ensuring accuracy, and attention to detail in everything we do.
• We seek continuing competence by embracing feedback, learning from our experiences and that of others, and developing our expertise.
• We hold ourselves and each other to account for upholding the highest professional standards, ensuring our clients receive exceptional service.

Together We Achieve More

• We collaborate openly, valuing and respecting diverse perspectives to achieve the best results.
• We support and trust one another, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute and thrive.
• We recognise that success is a team effort, sharing knowledge and celebrating each other’s achievements.

There’s Always a Way

• We approach challenges with a positive and proactive mindset, exploring creative and practical solutions.
• We take ownership of problems, staying committed and resilient until we achieve the best outcome.
• We embrace change and adaptability, seeing obstacles as opportunities to improve and innovate.

Our Benefits

• We strive to offer a rounded benefits package, that employees value, no matter what stage of their career they are in. Current benefits include:
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Life assurance
• Cash-back healthcare scheme
• Enhanced family friendly polices
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Staff referral scheme

Equal Opportunities

Our approach to our people is underpinned by our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and well-being. Our ambition is to build a richly diverse workforce made up of the best talent in our industry. With a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues.

This means that everyone who either applies to or works for KP Law is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs.

Regulatory Solicitor / Associate / Legal Director - Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)

Location: South West / London

PQE: 10+ years

Sector: Regulatory Defence (Health & Safety, Environment, Fire, Food, Product Safety, Inquests)

We're working on behalf of a top-tier international law firm with a standout regulatory team, looking to welcome a talented senior lawyer into their expanding Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) practice.

This is a rare opportunity to work on headline-making cases, guiding clients through complex, sensitive investigations and prosecutions-including matters of corporate manslaughter, gross negligence, and regulatory breaches across health & safety, fire, environmental, food and product safety. The work is intellectually rigorous, high-profile and genuinely impactful.

What's on offer:

• A broad, meaty caseload spanning both contentious and advisory work
• Clients across major industries and their insurers, with work directly linked to inquests, public inquiries, and enforcement investigations
• Unusually close client contact and the chance to build your own relationships from day one
• A collaborative national team
• Flexibility to work from offices the South West / South / potentially other locations too
• Backing from a major international platform, offering global reach and resources

Your experience:

• 10+ years' PQE in regulatory law, with experience handling HSE, Police, Environment Agency, CQC or Fire Authority investigations
• Strong track record in inquests, interviews under caution, PACE submissions, and strategic compliance advice
• Excellent legal drafting, analysis and case management skills
• Comfort with business development and building strong, lasting client relationships
• Ideally, experience advising on wider safety matters such as food, product, fire or environmental safety
• A clean driving licence and flexibility to travel at short notice for time-critical client matters

The perks:

• A competitive salary of £60,000 - £90,000 per annum (depending on experience) package including private medical, income protection, gym discounts and more
• A forward-thinking, flexible culture
• In-person and virtual socials, generous professional development support
• Progression routes
• A genuinely inclusive, diverse environment that genuinely values people

If you're a seasoned regulatory lawyer looking for complex, fascinating work without compromising on work-life balance or personal progression, we'd love to chat.

Apply now or reach out confidentially to learn more.

The Firm

Established in 2020, KP Law (previously Keller Postman) is a specialist litigation boutique, focussing on collective redress.

The firm has over 100 employees across offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Liverpool, , representing over 250,000 individual clients across a range of cases in areas such as product liability, competition, worker rights, data breach and privacy and financial services.

The firm’s ethos is to combine the best legal talent with a strong operational and technological platform to enable its clients to pursue cases that could not otherwise be brought against large corporates as a result of their wrongdoing. Uniquely, KP Law is owned and fully financed by a recognised UK litigation funder (Legatus Holdings). All of its cases are for claimants and carried out under contingent fee agreements at no cost or risk to its clients.

KP Law was ranked Tier 1 for Group Litigation: Claimant in The Legal 500 UK Guide 2024. This follows our success in 2023 where we received a commendation for ‘Litigation Boutique Firm of the Year’ at The Lawyer Awards 2023 and won the Race Equality Initiative of the Year at the 2023 Women & Diversity in Law Awards.

The Role

As Legal Director you will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and oversight of all group litigation claims within the role remit, including the supervision and development of all direct reports. In addition, you will work with the wider senior leadership team to develop new case opportunities and act as a subject matter expert within your area of practice.

Role Responsibilities

The role will include, but is not limited to:

• Strategic leadership of cases, including consideration of legal issues and available resources, to progress litigation and reach successful outcomes for our clients.
• Acting as subject matter expert and escalation point for all case related queries.
• Working with other Practice Groups and the Operations Team to build and embed best practice case management processes and systems.
• Effective management and development of legal and other professional staff.
• Leading marketing research activities into issues that may lead to successful litigation aligned with our brand.
• Building and maintaining a wide and varied network of contacts to facilitate the introduction of new matters into the business.

Person Specification

• Qualified UK solicitor with proven experience in a Legal Director or equivalent senior leadership role.
• Significant litigation experience, ideally within group claims and collective redress.
• Knowledge and experience of competition law / experience litigating in the competition appeal tribunal is an advantage.
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading and managing teams.
• Outstanding analytical, innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment with consistently high levels of performance.
• Ability to build rapport easily and create effective working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Innovative mindset with a keen desire to take on new projects.

Our Values

At KP Law, we pride ourselves on being a values-led law firm. Our Values:

Excellence in Everything

• We deliver high-quality work, ensuring accuracy, and attention to detail in everything we do.
• We seek continuing competence by embracing feedback, learning from our experiences and that of others, and developing our expertise.
• We hold ourselves and each other to account for upholding the highest professional standards, ensuring our clients receive exceptional service.

Together We Achieve More

• We collaborate openly, valuing and respecting diverse perspectives to achieve the best results.
• We support and trust one another, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute and thrive.
• We recognise that success is a team effort, sharing knowledge and celebrating each other’s achievements.

There’s Always a Way

• We approach challenges with a positive and proactive mindset, exploring creative and practical solutions.
• We take ownership of problems, staying committed and resilient until we achieve the best outcome.
• We embrace change and adaptability, seeing obstacles as opportunities to improve and innovate.

Our Benefits

• We strive to offer a rounded benefits package, that employees value, no matter what stage of their career they are in. Current benefits include:
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Life assurance
• Cash-back healthcare scheme
• Enhanced family friendly polices
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Staff referral scheme

Equal Opportunities

Our approach to our people is underpinned by our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and well-being. Our ambition is to build a richly diverse workforce made up of the best talent in our industry. With a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues.

This means that everyone who either applies to or works for KP Law is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs.

A leading global fintech firm experiencing rapid growth is seeking a Vice President / Senior Vice President, Funds Lawyer to join its International Legal Team. This role will primarily support private funds, focusing on fund formation, structuring, marketing, and distribution across the EMEA region.

This is a compelling opportunity to be part of a high-performing legal team and play a key role in scaling a business that is redefining the alternative investment landscape. The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with teams such as Client Solutions, Product Development, Structuring, Regulatory & Compliance, and Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiate agreements with premier fund managers and distribution partners.
• Draft and review offering documents, partnership agreements, side letters, and placement contracts.
• Provide legal guidance on cross-border implications for new and existing investment products.
• Liaise with external counsel on regulatory, corporate, and fund-related matters.

Candidate Profile

• 6-7+ years PQE in fund formation within private equity or hedge fund environments.
• Deep knowledge of Luxembourg corporate structures and regulatory regimes.
• Familiarity with U.S. securities laws (Investment Company Act, Advisers Act, Securities Act, Exchange Act) and FINRA regulations is advantageous.
• Qualified to practice in the UK, New York, or another relevant jurisdiction.
• Experience in both law firm and in-house legal roles preferred.

Corporate Legal Director - Special Projects (FTC to Dec 2026)

Location: Slough (Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days WFH)
Rate: Up to £672 per day PAYE (via agency payroll only)
FTSE 20 Global Consumer Goods Company

Duration: up to 17months

We are seeking an ambitious Corporate Legal Director to join the Group Legal team of an FTSE 20 business on a temporary contract until 31 December 2026.
Reporting to the SVP Legal: Corporate, M&A and Governance, you will lead on a high-profile, cross-functional restructuring project spanning 15-20 international markets. This project will consolidate legal entity structures globally, requiring deep corporate expertise, stakeholder management, and cross-border advisory capability.

Key responsibilities

• Lead complex restructuring across multiple jurisdictions

li>Advise on entity structuring, contracts, transaction documents, and negotiations

• Work closely with tax, governance, and head office teams

• Manage external counsel and internal legal team members

• Engage with senior business leaders to deliver pragmatic, strategic solutions

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer (England & Wales, or equivalent) with 6+ PQE in corporate/transactional law

• Background in a top-tier law firm and/or in-house at a large multinational

• Track record advising listed businesses on corporate matters

• International restructuring experience is desirable

• Confident, collaborative, and able to operate at a senior stakeholder level

This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal role in a global transformation programme at one of the world's most respected consumer goods businesses.

Apply now to discuss this unique role in more detail.

Corporate Legal Director - Special Projects (FTC to Dec 2026)

Location: Slough (Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days WFH)
Rate: Up to £672 per day PAYE (via agency payroll only)
FTSE 20 Global Consumer Goods Company

Duration: up to 17months

We are seeking an ambitious Corporate Legal Director to join the Group Legal team of an FTSE 20 business on a temporary contract until 31 December 2026.
Reporting to the SVP Legal: Corporate, M&A and Governance, you will lead on a high-profile, cross-functional restructuring project spanning 15-20 international markets. This project will consolidate legal entity structures globally, requiring deep corporate expertise, stakeholder management, and cross-border advisory capability.

Key responsibilities

• Lead complex restructuring across multiple jurisdictions

li>Advise on entity structuring, contracts, transaction documents, and negotiations

• Work closely with tax, governance, and head office teams

• Manage external counsel and internal legal team members

• Engage with senior business leaders to deliver pragmatic, strategic solutions

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer (England & Wales, or equivalent) with 6+ PQE in corporate/transactional law

• Background in a top-tier law firm and/or in-house at a large multinational

• Track record advising listed businesses on corporate matters

• International restructuring experience is desirable

• Confident, collaborative, and able to operate at a senior stakeholder level

This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal role in a global transformation programme at one of the world's most respected consumer goods businesses.

Apply now to discuss this unique role in more detail.