Director, Legal
KBR, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Leatherhead • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Lead
About the role
- Developing and implementing the legal strategy for the business
- Overseeing the delivery of legal services
- Acting as a thought leader engaging with the Senior Leadership Team
- Managing complexity and ambiguity
- Leading the organisation through complex change initiatives
- Developing and delivering legal strategies and services
- Serving as the escalation point for complex legal matters and negotiating with customers and suppliers
- Advising the business on complex legal issues, claims and disputes
- Leading legal M&A efforts including conducting due diligence and integration activities
- Improving the delivery of high-volume legal services
- Operating as a strategic business-focused legal advisor to the senior management team
- Effectively engaging, communicating and influencing senior stakeholders
- Ensuring applicable regulatory requirements and legislations are understood and complied with
- Leadership of the Legal team of 5 attorneys and 1 administrative assistant
Requirements
- Qualified solicitor with at least 12 years PQE either in private practice or in-house
- Extensive demonstrable experience in a consultancy / professional services environment
- Experience in commercial and government contracting, intellectual property, products liability, software development/Software as a Service (SaaS), energy, nuclear, international/cross-border legal matters, Mergers & Acquisitions, Government Framework Agreements, NEC contracts and MOD DEFCONs
- Experience leading an in-house legal team
- Experience using or implementing legal technology such as legal intake, contract lifecycle management systems, and AI contract review tools
- Demonstrable significant experience of leading high performing in-house Legal Teams
- Demonstrable significant experience of successful stakeholder management and collaboration
- Demonstrable authentic leadership skills
Benefits
- Hybrid working pattern
- Opportunity for early applications
- Leadership opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
legal strategy developmentlegal services deliveryMergers & Acquisitionsdue diligencecontract negotiationintellectual propertyproducts liabilitycommercial contractinggovernment contractinglegal technology implementation
Soft skills
leadershipstakeholder managementcommunicationinfluencingcollaborationstrategic thinkingchange managementproblem-solvingauthentic leadershipengagement
Certifications
qualified solicitor12 years PQE