Legal Director

Location: Hybrid working pattern. Office preference would be Bristol or Leatherhead.
Closing date: 6th November 2025.

Overview

The Legal Director plays a key leadership role in developing and implementing the legal strategy for the business and overseeing the delivery of legal services. They have responsibility for the Legal function, ensuring the continued development of people and processes, championing dynamic change to attract the brightest and best and create an environment where everyone can flourish.

Responsibilities

• Act as a thought leader, proactively engaging with the Senior Leadership Team to support the development of the business strategy, managing complexity and ambiguity and leading the organisation through complex change initiatives.
• Develop and deliver legal strategies and services, in alignment with the business strategy initiatives to achieve financial, operational and people objectives.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex legal matters and negotiate with customers and suppliers when needed.
• Advise the business and senior leadership on complex legal issues, claims and disputes.
• Lead legal M&A efforts, including conducting due diligence and integration activities.
• Improve the delivery of high-volume legal services, including implementing legal intake and contract review technology and developing a framework for legal review and risk ownership.
• Operate as a strategic business-focused legal advisor to senior management, with solid business acumen, analytical skills and sound judgement to provide pragmatic legal advice, challenge points of view when necessary and offer alternative, constructive suggestions and innovative solutions to support growth.
• Turn legal trends and complex data into meaningful reporting to enable executive decision-making.
• Effectively engage, communicate and influence senior stakeholders across the Frazer‑Nash SLT and the wider DTS and KBR business.
• Ensure applicable regulatory requirements and legislations are understood and complied with across the business.
• Lead the Legal team of five attorneys and one administrative assistant to achieve results, drive and manage performance, provide a clear sense of vision and direction, coach and facilitate training to support development and plan for succession.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified solicitor with at least 12 years PQE either in private practice or in‑house.
• Extensive demonstrable experience in a consultancy / professional services environment and some or all of the following legal areas: commercial and government contracting, intellectual property, products liability, software development/Software as a Service (SaaS), energy, nuclear, international/cross‑border legal matters, mergers & acquisitions, government framework agreements, NEC contracts and MOD DEFCONs.
• Experience leading an in‑house legal team.
• Experience using or implementing legal technology such as legal intake, contract lifecycle management systems, and AI contract review tools.

Leadership Experience

• Demonstrable significant experience of leading high‑performing in‑house legal teams.
• Demonstrable significant experience of successful stakeholder management and collaboration.
• Demonstrable authentic leadership skills.

Competency Framework

Frazer‑Nash Consultancy has a Competency Framework. Developed with our people, the framework gives us a common understanding of the critical success factors and desired behaviours that will enable both individuals, and our business, to continue to grow from strength to strength. It defines the knowledge, skills and attributes that we value, and underpins our approach to recruitment and how we develop our people. The framework incorporates functional, business and leadership competencies, linked back to our core values, to ensure that it reflects the full spectrum of skills that our people need to succeed. For this role the competencies with greatest weight fall within the Business and Leadership spheres, specifically:

• Being Authentic – Displays consistency between words and deeds. Is honest and direct in dealing with people. Is reliable; can be counted on to honour agreements and commitments. Follows policies and practices.
• Inspiring Success – Displays a can‑do attitude and enthusiasm. Confirms what needs to be done and then does it. Begins work early enough to meet deadlines. Takes action without relying on unnecessary oversight.
• Interacting with Others – Keeps others informed. Listens attentively to others’ insights, advice, and instruction. Responds openly to others. Speaks with an appropriate amount of detail.
• Creating the New and the Different – Seeks opportunities to acquire new knowledge and skills. Seeks opportunities to apply new skills on the job. Asks for help with personal development efforts. Pursues ways to develop new skills.
• Customer Focus – Seeks to understand the reasons for customers’ choices. Asks questions to accurately identify customer needs. Prioritises work based on customer requests. Meets customer requirements.

Professional Conduct

The Legal Director is expected to conduct themselves professionally both with clients and in internal engagements, demonstrating expert knowledge in their field. All employees must be aware of and comply with all Frazer‑Nash policies, procedures, guidance and instructions, as applicable; demonstrate company values, expected behaviours and professional responsibility in their dealings with colleagues, clients and other third‑parties.

Collaboration across KBR

The Legal Director is expected to be a champion for collaboration across the wider KBR family and to proactively engage with the parent organisation and its leaders and actively seek opportunities to exploit synergies, share knowledge and expertise and build pan‑organisation campaigns which drive strategic growth and success for the One KBR family.