Job Description

Supporting the Chief Legal Officer. They are seeking a talented and commercially minded Vice President of Legal to join their high performing team. In this pivotal and wide-ranging executive role, you will provide complex legal expertise with people leadership and strategic business partnering, directly managing a team and supporting the Chief Legal Officer in shaping and delivering the legal strategy. The VP Legal is pivotal in overseeing legal governance, risk management, and supporting business transformation across international regions, ensuring compliance with their legal, governance and regulatory obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
About the Role:

• Proactively support the business' goals through timely legal, governance and risk management services.

• Act as a strategic partner and deputy to the Chief Legal Officer, helping to implement the vision, structure, and goals of the global Legal Team.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnership with all areas of the business, to develop a best-in-class function.

• Lead and implement the group's legal strategy and provide legal oversight across all operational and strategic initiatives across jurisdictions.

• Support the transformation of the business by ensuring legal frameworks, governance, and risk management align with evolving global operations.
• Collaborate closely with senior stakeholders to influence both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction.

Who You Are:

• A qualified solicitor with a minimum of 10+ years of experience in both private practice and in-house roles.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including direct management and support of executive-level decision-making.
• A natural leader with excellent judgement, strategic vision and a results-oriented approach.
• Strong commercial and strategic mindset, with the ability to partner effectively with business leaders to enable growth and transformation.
• Proven experience of translating global and regional legal strategy into local execution, ensuring operational effectiveness and business alignment.
• Experience gained within the services or travel logistics industry or similar environment.
• Strategic thinking with a keen eye for future trends.
• A proactive, commercially focused mindset and ability to translate legal complexity into clear pragmatic guidance with a "get things done" attitude

A resilient and commercially driven mindset is critical, as well as the ability to operate autonomously within a dynamic, fast-paced commercial setting.
This is an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly changing ambitious environment. If you are a highly motivated legal professional seeking a challenging, transformational, and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply.
Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
Please note that your personal information will be treated in accordance with our .
Company
Established in 1989, Taylor Root is widely recognised as one of the world's leading .
Global reach
Our specialist consultants match professionals and employers across the UK, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Our extensive global network and unrivalled reach allows us to source exceptional talent with law firms and in-house legal teams.
Specialist experts
Our expert recruiters can assist your job search in:
- Law firms: we have established relationships in place with international law firms as well as regional, domestic and boutique practices
- In-house legal: we connect in-house legal professionals with employers of choice across all sectors, from non-qualified legal roles to GCs and CLOs
- Risk: from entry-level Analyst through to Chief Risk officer, we assist risk professionals with their next career move
- Compliance: we help data protection, ethics and governance specialists to find roles across a variety of industries
- Internal audit: we match leading employers with talented internal audit professionals, from junior Auditors to Heads of Audit
- Company secretarial: we support Company Secretaries, from trainees to senior-level candidates, with finding the best possible role
- Interim: from fixed-term contracts through to day rates and project-based assignments, we place interim professionals across the above specialisms
A tailored approach
Together with our extensive sector knowledge and established networks, our consultants' success is underpinned by a commitment to excellence and a bespoke approach to each placement.
Employers and candidates return to us time and again, and we're proud to outperform traditional search firms on agility, service excellence and strategic consultancy.
We are delighted to connect the best legal, risk and compliance talent with leading businesses and law firms.
For more information,
Company info Website
Share this job
Apply for VP Legal
Already uploaded your CV? to apply instantly
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required
First name required
Last name required
What is your email address? required
Your CV required
Your file must be a .doc, .pdf, .docx, or .rtf. No larger than 1MB
Drag and drop
Choose a file
Selected file: Remove file
Add a cover message required
Email me similar jobs when they become available Your communication preferences
I'd like to receive emails about jobs and services from The Lawyer Jobs
I'd like to receive emails from third parties
When you apply for a job we will send your application to the named employer, who may contact you. By applying for a job listed on The Lawyer Jobs you agree to our and . You should never be required to provide bank account details. If you are, please . All emails will contain a link in the footer to enable you to unsubscribe at any time.
Send application
Save jobClick to add the job to your shortlist
You need to or to save a job.
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Similar jobs

• England, London

• England, London

• Homeworking

2011 - 2025 Centaur Media Plc. Powered by Madgex Job Board Technology
TheLawyer.com Limited
Registered in England and Wales with number 11491880
Registered office at Floor 14, 10 York Road, London, SE1 7ND
Copyright 2025 Centaur Media plc and / or its subsidiaries and licensors. All rights reserved. Powered by

Skills Required