Global General Counsel: Build From Ground Up (Hybrid)

JCW Group; Greenwich (CT); Hybrid; USD 250.000 - 350.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

JCW Group's client, a leading international law firm, seeks its first General Counsel to establish and develop the GC function, shaping how the global partnership manages legal, reputational and commercial risk.

This is a hybrid role with a minimum of two days in the office weekly. The ideal candidate will be a US-qualified attorney with 10+ years in a law firm GC function, capable of building structure and trusted cross-firm collaboration.

Qualifikationen

• US-qualified attorney with bar admission in the United States.
• 10+ years of experience in a law firm general counsel function.
• Ability to operate without a playbook and set priorities amid ambiguity.
• Excellent judgment, integrity and strong commercial acumen.

Aufgaben

• Build the firm’s first General Counsel Office from a blank page, defining scope and structure.
• Advise leadership and governance bodies on legal, ethical and reputational matters.
• Lead responses to claims, litigation, investigations and regulatory inquiries.
• Define the interface with Global Risk & Compliance and align on responsibilities.
• Manage external counsel relationships and legal spend.
• Establish trust across a partnership that has not previously had a GC.

Kenntnisse

Legal leadership

Strategic advisor

Risk management

Governance

Ausbildung

US-qualified attorney

Jobbeschreibung

JCW Group's client, a leading international law firm, seeks its first General Counsel to establish and develop the GC function, shaping how the global partnership manages legal, reputational and commercial risk.

This is a hybrid role with a minimum of two days in the office weekly. The ideal candidate will be a US-qualified attorney with 10+ years in a law firm GC function, capable of building structure and trusted cross-firm collaboration.