Deputy General Counsel

The Deputy General Counsel role will provide general legal advice to the National Theatre and be responsible for the day to day management of the  legal team.  The postholder will provide advice on a range of commercial, intellectual and data protection matters as well as disputes and litigation, insurance, property, corporate, fundraising, governance and compliance matters and any commercial issues faced by the National Theatre or its trading subsidiaries. The postholder will explain legal issues clearly in layman’s terms to non-legal colleagues.  The ideal candidate will be comfortable advising on a range of issues but aware of when it is necessary to draw on external expertise.

The successful candidate will have the following: 

• Degree in English law or a degree in another discipline plus a postgraduate conversion or equivalent. Applicants with relevant transferable skills and equivalent experience are encouraged to apply.
• Experience of working in a confidential environment, using communication skills with tact and discretion including in influencing at all levels, up to and including executive.
• Proven ability to explain complex issues clearly to legal and non-legal staff in writing, using Microsoft Office suite, and orally
• Knowledge of and experience in intellectual property rights, general commercial work, charity law and data privacy advice
• Experience of operating as an independent advisor at a senior level managing a workload with  deadlines that may move depending upon organisational priority and able to work flexibly in a fast paced, changing work environment.

If that sounds like you, this may be the role for you!

The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is 19th January at 23:59