Legal Counsel
🚀 Legal Counsel | SaaS Scale-Up | London (Hybrid)
I’m currently partnering with a high-growth, Series B RegTech SaaS business that supports financial institutions with complex regulatory requirements. Scaling rapidly, the business combines technology and advisory services to deliver regulatory reporting and compliance solutions globally.
They are now looking to hire a Legal Counsel to build and scale the commercial legal function.
This is a high-impact opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer who enjoys operating in a fast-paced, scaling environment and partnering closely with senior stakeholders.
Offering great autonomy and career development this is a fantastic opportunity to work with a high energy and growing business working closely with their SLT.
Based four days in office and one from home, they also offer great benefits and bonus!
If you’re a mid-level commercial lawyer looking for a broader, strategic in-house role within a scaling tech business, please send your CV today!
🔎 The Role
You’ll take ownership of SaaS and commercial contracting while supporting strategic growth initiatives across the business.
Key responsibilities include:
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements (customer, supplier and partnership contracts) Supporting Sales and Customer teams through deal cycles with pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice Advising on liability, indemnities, termination rights and risk allocation Building scalable contracting processes (templates, playbooks, approval workflows) Supporting strategic projects, partnerships and potential M&A activity Advising on broader commercial and regulatory considerations, including new product initiatives
✅ What They’re Looking For
UK-qualified and degree holding Solicitor with 3–5 years PQE - essential Strong commercial contracting experience (ideally SaaS/technology) Experience in FinTech, software, e-commerce or financial services is helpful but not essential Confident operating autonomously in a growing business Commercially astute with strong stakeholder management skills Comfortable in a dynamic, scale-up environment