Job description
We are partnered with an AI-native business looking for a hands-on General Counsel who wants to build something from the ground up—not inherit a fully formed legal function. The successful candidate will thrive in a high-growth, fast-moving environment and be excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of Legal within the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the company's legal function, acting as a trusted adviser to the executive team.
- Negotiate a high volume of enterprise SaaS and commercial technology agreements.
- Advise on AI regulation, governance and the evolving global regulatory landscape.
- Lead on data privacy, compliance and broader legal risk management.
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Sales and Operations to support product development, customer growth and international expansion.
- Build scalable legal processes, templates and governance frameworks as the business continues to grow.
The ideal candidate will:
- Want to be the company's first-choice business partner, embedding themselves across every function and helping drive commercial outcomes.
- Be excited by the challenge of building and scaling a world-class legal function from an early stage.
- Bring a pragmatic, commercial mindset and be comfortable balancing legal risk with business priorities.
- Thrive in a startup environment—scrappy, adaptable, collaborative and comfortable with ambiguity.
- Have a genuine passion for AI and legal innovation, with an interest in helping define what a modern, forward-thinking legal function should look like.
- Be someone who enjoys sharing ideas, challenging convention and helping educate both the business and the wider market on the future of legal in the age of AI.
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- City of London
- Type of Contract
- Full-time jobs
- Published at
- 20-08-2026
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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