Find a consultant Katherine JacksonSenior PartnerUK +44 7818-048-676Katherine is a Senior Partner at Page Executive with 20 years of experience in legal recruitment, focusing on in-house roles. She specialises in placing senior legal talent, including General Counsel, Head of Legal, CLO, Legal Director, and First Legal Hires. Katherine provides strategic support to leadership teams seeking agile, commercially astute legal experts to navigate evolving business landscapes.Get in touch Katherine is an executive search specialist with 20 years of experience in the legal sector, uniquely positioned to help organizations considering or actively pursuing senior legal appointments. Having begun her career in law before transitioning to legal recruitment in 2004, she has since focused on in-house counsel roles while expanding her leadership within Page Group.Currently, Katherine dedicate her efforts exclusively to Executive and Board-level legal positions. She serves as a trusted advisor to her network, providing strategic support to corporate leadership teams that may be less familiar with the legal landscape.“We don’t just search for legal expertise; we find strategic people, who happen to be lawyers”Katherine's extensive experience has underscored the importance of her role in identifying senior in-house legal talent who successfully balance commercial acumen with the legal framework within which they operate. Critically this means finding individuals whose risk profile and approach align with the leadership team of an organization. They must be able to demonstrate the agility required to navigate evolving corporate strategies and capable of handling any challenge or crisis that comes their way—what she likes to call "Whatever hits the desk law." All this combined with the need to for legal divisions to be efficient, sales enabling partners to the business all in the context of a fast evolving digital legal landscape means that the role of legal leadership has never been more complex or critical to the success of an ambitious business.IndustryIndustryBusiness & Support ServicesFunctionFunctionBoard LevelLegalTrack RecordGeneral Counsel and Company Secretary - Global FTSE 250 Professional ServiceCLO - Listed BusinessGeneral Counsel and Company Secretary - Aim Listed Healthcare BusinessLegal Director - Online Market PlatformUK Head of Legal - US listed Manufacturing BusinessFirst Legal Hire - PE backed Property Development CompanyLatest InsightsKatherine Jackson Rewriting the General Counsel Rulebook: From Misunderstood Asset to St…By Page Executive10 min read Read moreMore Principals and Partners in UK & ROI Jonathan Wiles Managing Partner UKConsumerEnergy & Natural ResourcesJonathan has an in-depth understanding of several key functions including Marketing, Sales, Technology, Retail and HR.. 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She is highly astute and quickly understands what her customers are looking for and ensures opportunities are the right fit for her clients and candidates. I found her advice invaluable when going through a recruitment process - she a great sounding board and provides insightful feedback throughout the process. General Counsel, Company Secretary, FTSE 250 Katherine, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all of your help in finding me such a great recruit. I am completely impressed that you identified x as the ideal candidate before I had even met her. She is a perfect fit and I am really looking forward to working with her. If I was in need of a husband that would have been my next ask! But seriously, 10 out of 10 for the service you have provided. CFO, International Entertainment Business,