Legal Counsel (In‑House)

Legal Counsel (In‑house)

As the sole internal legal advisor at Quantum Motion, you will report directly to the CFO and serve as the primary legal bridge across the executive, R&D, and operations teams. You will manage Company Secretarial duties, intellectual property, commercial contracts, intercompany agreements, export controls, investor agreements, research funding, and more.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, including NDAs, collaboration agreements, research and development agreements, consultancy agreements, and services contracts.
• Prepare, negotiate and manage licence agreements (in‑licensing and out‑licensing) covering patents, software and know‑how, including royalty, sublicensing, performance and termination provisions.
• Advise on corporate and commercial law matters: shareholder agreements, investment documentation, corporate governance, and company secretarial support.
• Draft and maintain terms and conditions (T&Cs) for the company's products, services, and pilot projects, ensuring alignment with risk appetite and regulatory framework.
• Act as Company Secretarial point of contact and adviser to the executives.
• Support applications for and management of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and other public grant funding, including review and negotiation of grant terms, collaboration agreements and IP/commercialisation obligations.
• Provide clear, pragmatic legal advice on data protection, competition law, export controls and compliance relevant to quantum technologies.
• Lead on intellectual property administration: invention capture processes, IP ownership provisions in contracts, liaison with patent attorneys.
• Instruct and manage external counsel cost‑effectively where specialist advice is required.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales (or equivalent common‑law jurisdiction) with a strong academic background.
• Post‑qualification experience in commercial and IP law, gained in a reputable law firm and/or in‑house in a technology, deep‑tech or R&D‑intensive environment.
• Demonstrable experience of drafting and negotiating commercial and corporate contracts.
• Experience with licence agreements and technology transfer arrangements.
• Experience preparing and updating T&Cs for products and services.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives and provide practical, business‑focused advice.
• Clear communicator, able to explain complex legal concepts to non‑lawyers.
• Comfortable working autonomously in a small but fast‑growing company and managing a varied workload.
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to work closely with R&D, product, finance and leadership teams.
• High standards of professional ethics and discretion.