Interim Lead Counsel - Product & Regulatory

We are looking for an experienced lawyer to provide legal support to a global company on an interim basis. The role will act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, with a particular focus on complex regulatory, public policy and reputational matters, while working closely with legal and business teams across multiple jurisdictions.

Location: London

Duration: 12-months

• 10+ years PQE (or equivalent experience) and qualified in the UK.
• Significant in-house legal experience advising senior business and policy stakeholders on UK laws and regulations.
• Strong experience developing and advocating for regulatory and policy positions, working closely with business, public policy and communications teams.
• Excellent understanding of the UK legislative and regulatory process.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions, coordinating and consolidating cross-border legal advice and external counsel input.
• Strong knowledge of UK consumer protection regulation, eCommerce regulation and the Online Safety Act.
• Experience advising digital/platform businesses on UK laws and regulation is highly desirable.
• Expertise in UK/EU platform liability regimes highly desirable.
• Experience with UK short-term rental and/or planning regulation highly desirable.
• Ability to advise on a broad range of matters, including commercial, regulatory, competition, data protection, marketing, litigation and payments.
• Experience managing outside counsel, legal risk and complex, high-impact matters.
• Experience managing or supervising junior lawyers/paralegals is desirable.
• Strong ability to operate autonomously, exercise sound judgment and provide practical, commercially focused advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence advising senior stakeholders.
• Ability to translate complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, concise recommendations.
• Strong organisational, analytical and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience improving legal processes, policies and workflows.
• Fluent English required; additional European languages desirable.
• Willingness to undertake occasional domestic and international travel, including to the US.