E3E3 — Vice President
Assistant General Counsel / Legal Director
Mid-to-senior in-house counsel with significant responsibility and possibly management duties.
What this level means
VP owning a division; sets strategy and is accountable for division-wide results.
- Scope
- A division
- Autonomy
- Accountable for division strategy and P&L
- Complexity
- Market and competitive strategy
- Impact
- Division-wide
- Decision rights
- Owns division strategy, budget, and org
- Leadership
- Leads a division's leadership team
- Typical experience
- 15–22 yrs
What you'd do
- Leading major legal initiatives and owning entire legal subject areas
- Managing and training other legal staff
- Serving as a senior advisor on high-stakes matters
- Policy development and compliance oversight
- Acting as Deputy General Counsel in practice
- Lead legal initiatives
- Develop policies
- Manage legal staff
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Strategic leadership
- Policy formulation
- Compliance management
- Team management
- High-stakes advisory
- Legal strategy
- Policy development
- Compliance frameworks
- Leadership principles
- Mentoring techniques
- Leadership
- Strategic legal management
- Policy development
- Compliance oversight
- Mentorship
What good looks like
- Around 8–12+ years experience
- Experience in managing legal teams
Common titles
Vice President, Legal ExecutiveAssistant General Counsel / Legal Director
What it pays
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