Penny Parker
Director | In-house Legal
London, UK
- Banking and financial services
- In-house
- Director/group manager
Penny specialises in in-house legal interim and consultant recruitment. Since 2006 Penny has built an extensive track record placing qualified lawyers into interim legal roles for businesses across the financial services and banking sectors in the UK. This includes banks, asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, insurance/reinsurers, brokers, payment companies, professional services firms, fin-techs, clearing houses, exchanges and trading platforms. Penny supports her clients through the hiring of interim legal talent for a wide variety of projects and requirements including, strategic projects, regulatory changes, parental cover, business restructures and interim-to-permanent hires.
penny’s Recent placements
- Interim & First General Counsel – Infrastructure Fund
- EMEA Head of Investment Transactions/ Derivatives – Asset Management
- Fractional General Counsel – Private Equity
- Interim Corporate Counsel – Insurance
- General Commercial Counsel – Financial Services
Penny’s testimonials
Consumer and electronics
“Penny is immensely hard working and dedicated to securing great candidates on short timescales. I have worked with Penny for a couple of years now to secure temporary legal resource when needed. She is very personable, attentive and listens carefully to the requirements for the role in order to line up the best candidates, which is a huge time-saver. Penny also has great market insights.”
Zoe Eshelby | Legal Director, UK & Ireland
Investment Management
“Penny has assisted me in building up my teams in various organisations. She is on point for exactly the kind of lawyer or paralegal I prefer as she takes the time to get to know me and my preferences. This has ensured that I only receive relevant CVs saving me a huge amount of time. She is the first recruiter that I contact when looking for a permanent employee and she has excellent insight into what is happening in the market for all level of candidates. This is helpful when I need intel on where to benchmark my team. In addition, she is very personable and a great pleasure to work with.”
Sonia Chawla | Head of Legal Investment Transactions
Investment Management
“I can’t speak highly enough of Penny. She was consistently helpful and engaged throughout my time working with her. She was incredibly responsive from the outset, taking the time to fully understand what I wanted and helping me understand what I needed too. She was very diligent from the get-go and made a point of making sure I had all of the information I needed before any and all interviews. Penny was incredibly supportive throughout and always went above and beyond to help me prepare, including whilst she was on leave. I have since found my dream role as a result of her help. I would recommend her to anyone looking to make a move in the derivatives legal space.”
Tara-Alexandra Burrows | Legal Counsel
Investment Bank
“I have worked with Penny on several occasions when looking for new positions. She is efficient and communicates regularly, while being pleasant and friendly. She has successfully placed me in good quality roles, and I have found her descriptions of the relevant roles and teams to be well informed and helpful.”
Lyndsey Clark | Senior Consultant Lawyer