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Head of Legal

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Jobleads-UK
📍 Reading, United Kingdom
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Location Reading
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Posted June 25, 2026
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Commute Local Area
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Role Purpose


The Head of Legal is a management and delivery role responsible for the day‑to‑day running of the legal function. The role sits between the General Counsel and the wider legal team, providing the operational management layer that allows the function to deliver consistently, responsively and to a measurable standard. It is distinct from the General Counsel role, which retains strategic legal oversight, board‑level risk management and executive advisory responsibilities.


The successful candidate will bring order, discipline and a clear service model to a function that currently lacks a dedicated management layer, and will act as the first point of escalation for the team and the business.


Key Responsibilities


Team Management and Delivery



  • Lead the day‑to‑day management of the legal team, including workload allocation, matter triage, prioritisation and tracking

  • Own the UK, Prague and India ope...

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