Commercial Head of Legal with background in Data Centres / Real Estate - In House

LOD; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal services provider in the UK is seeking an experienced interim Head of Legal for a 9-12 month maternity cover. The role involves managing the legal function across the EMEA region and overseeing various projects related to data centre construction and land acquisition. Candidates should have a strong background in managing legal teams, preferably with experience in data centres or real estate. This full-time position offers flexibility and autonomy in work arrangements.

Benefits

Varied and challenging work

Flexibility in working hours

Support from dedicated HQ Team

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing a legal team is essential.
• Strong background in data centres, real estate, or manufacturing is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the legal function across the EMEA region independently.
• Support new data centre construction projects with a senior construction lawyer.
• Manage general commercial matters and land acquisition negotiations.
• Delegate work to in-house paralegal and manage external legal spend.

Skills

Managing legal teams

Commercial legal expertise

Negotiation skills

Experience in data centres

Job description

Commercial Head of Legal with background in Data Centres / Real Estate - In House

We're looking for an interim Head of Legal to support our client for 9 - 12 months. Prior experience managing a legal team with a background in data centres, real estate or industrial / manufacturing is key.

This will be a maternity cover, starting as soon as possible. Your role will include :

• Overseeing the legal function across the EMEA region independently
• Acting as Head of Legal to support new data centre construction projects working alongside a senior construction lawyer
• Working on general commercial matters
• Supporting land acquisition projects and negotiation of land purchase agreements
• Facility management service contracts
• Supporting in-house paralegal and delegating work
• Managing external legal spend

Ideally, you'll have a strong background managing a small (or larger) legal team Previous experience in data centres would be beneficial although a background in real estate, industrials, or manufacturing will also be considered.

This assignment will be full-time, starting as soon as possible, and is expected torun for 9 - 12 months.

If you're an experienced Head of Legal looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you!

Why Join LOD?

People come to us for a whole range of reasons – they might be looking for time for their interests, for work alongside other projects, or just want a change. What they all have in common is a desire for high quality work coupled with a degree of control that traditional models can’t offer, but LOD can.

All of our LODs have worked at top tier firms or as part of major in-house teams. We only accept a small percentage of applications as we choose lawyers who are not only technically excellent, but who can work seamlessly with our client’s teams. This ensures we can offer our lawyers consistently high-quality assignments.

We can offer :

• Varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with market leading brands (from Google to Barclays, and Amex to adidas) as well as exciting growth companies.
• Flexibility and autonomy : you can work anything from full-time on site with a client to a few hours each week from home.
• Training and know-how, as well as support from our dedicated HQ Team.
• A variety of flexible models that include working at the client’s offices or remotely.