General Counsel

2 weeks ago

Belfast, United Kingdom Queen's University Belfast Full time

Job description The Chancellery is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of General Counsel and Director of Legal Services.
The General Counsel and Director of Legal Services is a new senior University wide role and exciting opportunity that will have a significant impact in shaping legal services and driving commercialisation in the University. The postholder will lead on providing proactive, timely and well-informed legal advice on corporate matters and law, which impact or may impact on Queen’s, including student and staff related matters, employment, property, contracts, and issues associated with commercial activity.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring legal consistency across the University, including the Legal Services, Research Contracts, Information Governance, Risk Management, Employment issues and related roles, through a matrix management structure for specific projects and functional responsibilities. These will include the projects developed under the auspices of Belfast Region City Deal and the University relationship with QUBIS Ltd., They will also lead cross-institutional projects and programmes associated with principal accountabilities. Proven track record (including recent experience within the last 3 years) with significant post qualification experience relevant to the role particularly in commercial law, with proven experience of exercising sound, independent judgement on complex legal matters and provision of timely and accurate solution-orientated advice at a senior level.
Substantial proven experience to include recent and relevant experience of providing legal advice within a complex and changing statutory, regulatory, and legislative environment, interpreting legislation into practical application and the adaptation of policies and procedures to comply with changing requirements. This must include experience of providing senior commercial legal advice at Board level or experience of already serving as a General Consul or Director of Legal Services or equivalent.
Relevant experience of providing significant corporate governance advice to Senior Management or a Board.
Proven experience of delivering an effective in-house legal service.
Evidence of successful team leadership, encompassing team building and individual professional development with the ability to build, manage and motivate large multi-disciplinary teams with a proven customer focus.
Pension schemes
Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
Career development opportunities
Support for health & mental wellbeing
Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)
We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: ;

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