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Interim Head of Legal - First Legal Hire

West Midlands Temporary £500 - £600 per day View Job Description
As Head of Legal, you'll design and lead the legal function for a respected housing provider in a 3-month interim role (4 days/week, £500-600/day, outside IR35), with strong potential to move into a permanent position.
  • Shape an in-house legal function from day one
  • Interim leadership role with permanent potential

About Our Client

This award-winning, not-for-profit housing provider manages thousands of homes across the Midlands. With a strong social mission, they reinvest profits into community initiatives, sustainability projects, and affordable housing developments. Recognised for employee engagement and inclusive values, they offer a collaborative, agile working culture and a real opportunity to make a social impact while shaping a brand-new legal function.

Job Description

The Head of Legal will be:

  • Designing and implementing the organisation's first in-house legal team
  • Interviewing key stakeholders to assess legal needs and current arrangements
  • Drafting role profiles for new legal positions
  • Planning and establishing systems, processes, and procedures
  • Leading the re-tender process for appointing panel law firms
  • Advising on governance, compliance, and risk frameworks
  • Supporting strategic goals around development and service delivery

The Successful Applicant

The Head of Legal should be:

  • A solicitor (or equivalent) with proven experience of building in-house legal teams
  • Confident in engaging senior stakeholders and assessing organisational legal needs
  • Skilled in developing legal operations, systems, and procedures
  • Experienced in tendering and managing external law firm panels
  • Adept in compliance, governance, and housing-related legal matters
  • A strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills

What's on Offer

  • Interim contract: 4 days/week for 3 months, £500-600/day, outside IR35
  • Unique opportunity to establish a new legal function
  • High-level visibility and influence from day one
  • Potential for the role to become permanent
  • Work with a mission-led, nationally recognised organisation committed to inclusion, innovation, and community investment
  • Flexible, agile working environment with real impact



If you're an experienced Head of Legal, apply now or contact Michael Bailey for more information.

Contact
Michael Bailey
Quote job ref
JN-062025-6775782
Phone number
+441132437739

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Commercial
Sector
Business Services
Location
West Midlands
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
Michael Bailey
Consultant phone
+441132437739
Job reference
JN-062025-6775782