Interim General Counsel
Posted 1 day ago by Venn Group
£115 Per hour
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim General Counsel role is a senior position within a globally recognized strategy consultancy, focused on providing legal oversight and risk management for a six-month contract. The role involves leading a lean legal function while advising on client engagements, disputes, and compliance matters. The position requires strong commercial judgment and the ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. This opportunity offers flexible working arrangements and exposure to strategic and operational legal matters.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as senior legal adviser to Partners globally on client engagements, disputes, risk, and strategic matters
- Oversee global contracting processes, including engagement letters and client negotiations, acting as escalation point for complex or high-risk issues
- Lead on risk management matters including disputes, conflicts, and data incidents, and advise the Risk and Audit Committee
- Drive governance and compliance initiatives, including conflict management, development of playbooks, and enhancement of risk frameworks
- Take ownership of data protection matters, including client negotiations, due diligence, and internal compliance
- Oversee global company secretarial activities, including governance, filings, coordination with local advisers, and attendance at key governance forums
- Instruct and manage external counsel globally, ensuring effective delivery and cost control
- Support and supervise a Warsaw-based lawyer to ensure consistent and high-quality legal support
Key Skills:
- Senior commercial lawyer with strong in-house experience
- Background working with LLPs, partnerships, professional services, or private equity environments is highly desirable
- Excellent commercial judgement and ability to operate pragmatically in a fast-paced environment
- Credible and collaborative with senior stakeholders, with the ability to work autonomously
- Strong leadership capability within a lean legal function
Salary (Rate): £115.00/hr
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Legal
Interim General Counsel (6-Month Contract)
Location: London (Hybrid – 1 day office / 2 days remote per week)
Start: June 2026
Commitment: 3 days per week
We are working with a globally recognised strategy consultancy seeking an experienced Interim General Counsel to provide cover over a six-month period. This is a senior, high-impact role supporting the business to operate at pace while maintaining disciplined risk management and strong commercial oversight. The position leads a lean legal function, with day-to-day contracting handled by a Warsaw-based lawyer, and focuses on oversight, judgement, and the delivery of key legal and risk priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as senior legal adviser to Partners globally on client engagements, disputes, risk, and strategic matters
- Oversee global contracting processes, including engagement letters and client negotiations, acting as escalation point for complex or high-risk issues
- Lead on risk management matters including disputes, conflicts, and data incidents, and advise the Risk and Audit Committee
- Drive governance and compliance initiatives, including conflict management, development of playbooks, and enhancement of risk frameworks
- Take ownership of data protection matters, including client negotiations, due diligence, and internal compliance
- Oversee global company secretarial activities, including governance, filings, coordination with local advisers, and attendance at key governance forums
- Instruct and manage external counsel globally, ensuring effective delivery and cost control
- Support and supervise a Warsaw-based lawyer to ensure consistent and high-quality legal support
Experience Required
- Senior commercial lawyer with strong in-house experience
- Background working with LLPs, partnerships, professional services, or private equity environments is highly desirable
- Excellent commercial judgement and ability to operate pragmatically in a fast-paced environment
- Credible and collaborative with senior stakeholders, with the ability to work autonomously
- Strong leadership capability within a lean legal function
This is an excellent opportunity to step into a senior legal leadership role within a dynamic, global business, with flexible working and exposure to a wide range of strategic and operational matters.
To apply for this role, please do so via this advert or contact Charlie Cripps at Venn Group on ccripps@venngroup.com