General Counsel and Director of Governance & Compliance
- Employer
- DMJ Legal
- Location
- England, East Sussex, Brighton
- Closing date
- 3 Sep 2022
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Experience Level
- Management/Head of Department, Senior Executive
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial, Corporate, Employment, Public Sector/Local Authority
- PQE
- 7+ Years, Partner
Job Details
The University of Sussex has partnered with leading legal and governance search business DMJ in the search for their new General Counsel and Director of Governance and Compliance.
Sussex is a leading research university whose five core values of kindness, integrity, inclusion, collaboration and courage, define their distinctiveness and underpin all education, research and engagement activities.
As GC and Director of Governance and Compliance you will play a key role in the strategic direction of the University and all its future engagements, working closely with the University Executive Group, including the new Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Sasha Roseneil, and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Dr Tim Westlake. You will manage an existing team of lawyers and company secretariat and compliance professionals, ensuring the provision and management of effective and proactive legal services in-house and where appropriate, by external counsel.
In addition, you will be responsible for ensuring high-quality secretariat services to Council, Senate, the Executive and other committees and ensure the University is compliant at all times with its Conditions of Registration as a Higher Education Provider with the Office for Students.
A key aspect of your role will be to make a significant impact on the long-term direction, strategy and objectives of the University and provide insight to the University Executive Group on the delivery of their strategic objectives. This will include supporting the development of new systems and structure of the teams under the GC and Director role's purview, namely, Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Information, Competition and Risk and Business Continuity functions.
If you are a qualified lawyer and experienced GC, Governance and Compliance professional with a background in commercial law and managing multi-disciplinary teams, and a passion for the education sector, please get in touch with Rory Strong, Nicola Walker or Gillian Stott at DMJ on Rory@DMJRecruitment.com, Nicola@DMJLegal.com or Gillian@DMJLegal.com
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
Company
DMJ specialises in recruitment for the legal and company secretarial sectors. Founded in 2007, the team is now more than twenty five people strong and growing. Our success has come from building relationships with clients and candidates that are based on mutual trust and understanding. By building long term relationships we have developed an impressive client list and grown an extensive database of loyal candidates who see us as partners as they build their careers.
Working with us
We aim to meet with every candidate to understand your specific experience, what makes you tick and which clients will offer you the most appropriate career path. We will never send your CV to a prospective employer without first securing your permission and will keep you informed at every stage of the recruitment process to ensure your job search runs as smoothly as possible.
Our experienced consultants are also always on hand to offer practical advice and support including CV writing, interview preparation and offer negotiation.
Our five specialist teams
DMJ is made up of five teams of specialist consultants who recruit for both interim and permanent roles.
- The partners, mergers and practice moves team works with partners; migrates partners and entire practices between law firms; and facilitates mergers between law firms as appropriate. The team works with companies of all levels and sizes around the country.
- The associate team specialises in finding the ideal role for candidates from NQ level through to Senior Associate at US law firms, Magic & Silver Circle firms, top 50 law firms, leading West End practices, boutique and niche practices, national firms and regional firms.
- The regional team works with law firms nationwide helping candidates at all levels move locally, regionally and into and out of London.
- The in-house legal team recruits at all levels from trainee to general counsel for FTSE listed and privately owned companies, not for profit organisations and start-ups.
- The company secretarial team is the official recruitment partner for the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. The team recruits for quoted and private companies, professional practices, not for profit organisations and banking and financial services institutions at all levels from trainee through to Company Secretary / Head of Governance.
- Website
- http://www.dmjlegal.com/
- Telephone
- 0203 058 1444
- Location
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2nd Floor
67 Clerkenwell Road
London
London
EC1R 5BL
United Kingdom
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