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Head of Legal
Job summary
A leading professional body in Milton Keynes seeks a Head of Legal to oversee their Legal and Data Protection functions. This key role involves leading a team, guiding commercial contracts, and ensuring compliance with UK GDPR. Ideal candidates will be qualified solicitors with significant experience in commercial law and a proactive approach to risk management. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement and a focus on work-life balance, making it an excellent opportunity for a legal leader.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Strong PQE and experience in commercial law.
- Ability to lead and develop a legal team.
- In-depth understanding of data protection laws.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor the Legal team for contract matters.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements.
- Support senior leaders on legal risk management.
- Ensure compliance with UK GDPR.
- Oversee copyright and trademark protections.
Skills
Education
Mixxos are partnering with a leading professional body in Milton Keynes to recruit a Head of Legal to oversee their Legal and Data Protection functions.
In this key role, you will lead a team of four and provide expert guidance across a wide range of commercial contracts including IT, consultancy, supplier, sponsorship, marketing and collaboration agreements. You ll also hold strategic responsibility for the organisation s data protection framework, ensuring proportionate risk management and strong governance.
Hours: 35 hours per week, hybrid working available
- 24 days holiday rising to 27
- 4% employee / 9% employer pension
- Health and dental plans
- Life assurance x4 salary
- AXA private medical (after 2 years)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Lead and mentor the Legal team, ensuring timely, pragmatic, and solution-focused support on contracts and commercial matters
- Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements.
- Provide ad-hoc legal advice for projects, collaborations and business initiatives.
- Maintain and enhance contract templates, processes and guidance to drive clarity and efficiency.
- Work closely with Procurement to ensure smooth and efficient internal contracting processes.
- Support senior leaders with legal risk management and proportionate decision-making.
- Oversee protection of the organisation s copyright, trademarks and licensing frameworks, including managing any potential infringements.
- Provide strategic oversight of operational data protection activities, ensuring strong governance and compliance with UK GDPR.
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to support proportionate, effective legal and compliance practices.
- Qualified Solicitor or CILEx with strong PQE
- Solid commercial contracts experience
- Confident leading and developing a team
- Strong knowledge of UK GDPR and data protection
- Organised, proactive and focused on sensible risk management
If you re a commercially minded legal leader looking for a strategic and influential role with genuine work-life balance, we d love to hear from you.
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