General Counsel

1 week ago


London UK, UK, United Kingdom DiverseJobsMatter Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION


We are one of the foremost social science universities in the world. With 18 Nobel Prize winners and 37 past or present heads of state among its diverse community of alumni, we are a truly influential and international university at the forefront of global policy debate.


Under the leadership of Professor Larry Kramer as the new President and Vice Chancellor, we are now seeking to appoint its first General Counsel.


A member of the School Management Committee (SMC), our executive senior management board, the General Counsel will provide strategic legal services and support to the President and Vice Chancellor, as well as all other relevant stakeholders including the SMC and other Committees. Reporting directly to the President and Vice Chancellor and working across the School, the General Counsel will also lead and have overall responsibility of the Secretary’s Division.


The post holder will be a qualified and practising solicitor with significant post-qualification experience in dealing with complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related areas. They will be adept at identifying and managing potential and current risk factors to the School while ensuring the School is best placed in its compliance requirements as a higher education institution. Through their legal expertise, they will also shape, support and influence commercial, fundraising, and other contracts, agreements and partnerships across the School.


The successful appointee will possess exceptional leadership, communication and relationship-building skills, able to deliver innovation while respecting tradition in a complex environment and through successful consensus-building. They will have a passion for higher education and align with the values of our university and the mission to create a truly inclusive university.



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