General Counsel

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London, City of London
Posted 1 week ago
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About the role

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.



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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. xwzovoh
  • 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.

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