Kinsella Legal
Job title:
HEAD OF LEGAL, ADVERTISING & CREATIVE AGENCY GROUP
Company
Kinsella Legal
Job description
Our client is a non-traditional advertising and creative agency group that does things differently. Fiercely proud of its independence and creative family, it has a global presence across Europe, North America and Asia and works with a selection of fantastic brands.The Legal & Business Affairs team is a close-knit team who work incredibly well together. The business wish to hire a Head of Legal, who will manage the team and report into the General Counsel.The group includes a number of businesses in advertising, PR, design and in-house production and film businesses. No two days are the same and the legal team have the ear of the stakeholders by adopting a solutions-oriented approach to problem solving. “No” is never the answer!The Role
The four main areas of focus for this role will be:
- Contracts with third parties such as clients, talent, production partners and other suppliers to the business;
- Advisory work in relation to business affairs matters, particularly around intellectual property, clearing ideas and executions;
- Regulatory and governance issues that affect the business, including operational matters such as GDPR and AI, and industry specific matters such as greenwashing, HFFS Regs and other CAP and BCAP matters; and
- Line management of the London based legal team with support provided to Business Affairs as required;
The Successful Candidate
We are looking for great lawyers with c. 7-10 years’ PQE (this is indicative and candidates with relevant experience outside this range will be considered). Strong experience in advertising, marketing, IP/rights will be required, both transactional as well as advisory. Wider drafting and negotiation experience of licensing, production contracts, clearance and compliance matters will be very valuable. You will be a UK (or equivalent) fully qualified lawyer and previous experience in the advertising/creative industry/agency space will be very helpful.The company prides itself on being nimble, agile and highly commercial in its approach, as well as collegiate and supportive. You need to be a strategic and pragmatic lawyer rather than a black letter law traditionalist; and embracing the fun, inclusive and non-hierarchical way of working is really important!CompanyWe are a boutique legal recruitment and resourcing consultancy, specialising in the placement of lawyers and legal professionals into roles both in-house and within law firms.We pride ourselves on the relationships that we have built with our business partners over the many years that we have been in business.We offer a unique service in the market place a genuine fusion of in-house and private practice legal recruitment expertise, which offers a “full perspective” service to clients and candidates. Our careers as lawyers and now as legal recruitment consultants have enabled us to build a substantial network of contacts, which supports everything that we do.Our clients and candidates choose to work with us because of our emphasis on building long-term relationships founded on integrity. It means recommendations are genuine, discretion assured and we never forget that today’s junior lawyer is tomorrow’s Managing Partner or General Counsel.Company info Website Telephone 02071993600 Location Central Court
25 Southampton Buildings
Chancery Lane
London
London
WC2A 1AL
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Job date
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:11:42 GMT
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