General Counsel | Job Board + Newsletter

Hi, this is Mila Read here.

Senior lawyers often mention to me how hard it is to find career opportunities at General Counsel or Head of Legal level.

As a recruiter I tend to monitor the market and know that there are more roles at senior levels than most lawyers are aware of.

You are busy and despite being open to a new good opportunity, you simple don't have the time to dig into job boards, LinkedIn and your network of recruiters.

So this year we have launched a niche newsletter for senior lawyers looking for GC-level roles. It's called - rather unimaginatively! - "General Counsel Jobs Newsletter".

You can find it and subscribe to it here → www.general-counsel-jobs.com

Simply put, this newsletter an aggregator of in-house legal roles at senior level that offer an opportunity to lead the legal function and / or the legal team:

• General Counsel
• Deputy General Counsel
• Associate General Counsel
• Head of Legal
• Legal Director

It gives you a chance to stay informed of what comes to the market in just 5 minutes a week, right from your usual inbox.

To be clear: although I am a legal recruiter, these are not my roles. The newsletter is my side passion project that I hope you will find of value.

Here is a copy of a recent issue of GC Jobs.

17 New General Counsel & Head of Legal jobs (Virgin Media, Salesforce, L'Oreal, HelloFresh...) — 1 May 2024

MAY 01, 2024

Excellent new senior roles with some of the best known household names: Virgin Media O2, Arcadis, Salesforce, TCMS, L’Oreal, HelloFresh + challenger high growth start-ups in the UK, Europe, Middle East and RSA.

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Head of Legal, Competition and Regulatory — Virgin Media O2

Manage a team of 4 lawyers, support Executive Committee and Senior Leadership, report to General Counsel. UK’s mobile and broadband network. Competition experience is a must have. London

General Counsel UK&I — Arcadis (Manage Legal team of 9)

Team leadership role with 9 direct reports. Global design, engineering and management consulting company with HQ in Amsterdam, 36,000 employees across 70 countries. Founded in 1888 (!) Provide Legal, Compliance & Privacy support to UK&I Board of Directors and Country lead. Manchester, Hybrid.

Head of Legal — LGC (Biotech)

Lead the legal team, report to General Counsel. Requirements: 10+ PQE (UK or US), experience delivering transformation programmes, leadership experience, M&A experience including carve-outs and re-structuring, privacy knowledge. Global life science tools company with 2,300+ employees. London.

Head of Legal and Compliance — Hokodo

High growth start-up. B2B Buy Now, Pay Later: e-commerce and payments. Lead the development of legal and compliance function (financing rounds, international expansion; corporate, commercial, regulatory compliance; negotiation and structuring of complex transactions. London or Paris based. Hybrid — 2 days per week in the office.

Director, Corporate Counsel Global Ethics and Compliance — Salesforce

Requirements: qualified solicitor with significant experience with ethics and compliance (anti-corruption focus). London or Dublin, hybrid.

Head of Legal and Company Secretary — Tandem Bank

One of Europe’s fastest growing digital bank, ca. 500 employees. Legal advisor to Exec Team and Board of Directors: regulatory compliance, corporate governance, agreements and litigation management. Requirements: experience in financial services, preferably in banking. Manchester, hybrid.

Associate General Counsel, Managing Director — Wells Fargo

Team managing role. US financial services company operating across 35 countries. Requirements: experience with legal and regulatory issues in international investment banking, sales and trading, and commercial real estate activities. London, UK

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Head of Legal — BVGroup — Gibraltar

Team managing role. Report to Group Director of legal. Requirements: UK or EU lawyer, knowledge of gambling regulations. Gibraltar

Legal Director — TSMC — Germany

Team managing role. Global semiconductor company of 20,000 employees. 7+ PQE: Support key transactions, antitrust, export control, corporate governance, labor & employment. Dresden, Germany

Legal Director — Ossiam / Natixis — France

Broad role with one legal direct report for an asset / investment management company specializing in quantitative management and ETFs with assets under management of €9.5 billion. Paris, remote possible.

Associate General Counsel Subsidiaries Governance — L'Oréal — France

Advise on and implement intra-group restructuring transactions (mergers, demergers, asset transfers, capital increase, etc.), design corporate legal housekeeping, governance of intra-group contracts. 10+ years of relevant experience at a listed international group or in the corporate department of a law firm. Paris

Head of Legal and Compliance — Hokodo — France

High growth start-up. B2B Buy Now, Pay Later: e-commerce and payments. Role: Lead the development of legal and compliance function (financing rounds, international expansion; corporate, commercial, regulatory compliance; negotiation of complex transactions). Requirements: 5+ PQE UK / EU, experience with a regulated financial services company, familiarity with payments regulations, experience negotiating complex transactions such as equity or debt financing. Paris or London based. Hybrid — 2 days per week in the office.

General Counsel / AD Legal and; Compliance — HelloFresh — Netherlands

3 direct reports, report to CEO. Europe’s leading food delivery company with 21,000 employees. Requirements: 8+ PQE Dutch qualified lawyer with experience in e-commerce and B2C. Amsterdam, Netherlands

Head of Legal — SNC-Lavalin — Sweden

People / team managing role. V?ster?s, Sweden

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Legal Director — Insulet — Dubai

Broad role with a US headquartered global medical equipment company. 8+ PQE, experience in life sciences, Arabic speaker preferred. Dubai

Head of Legal — Revolut — Dubai

Global neobank. 6+ PQE, fintech experience required. Dubai or Remote within UAE.

Head of Legal Corporate and Commercial — Mashreq — Dubai

Report to Group General Counsel. Financial Institution experience required. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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I hope you find the newsletter of value as you are navigating your in-house career.

This is all for today, see you next time!