Legal Counsel

SeedLegals is the leading provider of automated legal solutions for startups, with offices in London, New York and Paris, and a team in Ireland. 

We’re a Series A company, backed by exceptional VCs such as Index Ventures, committed to making entrepreneurship accessible to all. Since we launched in 2016, we’ve served more than 75,000 startups who have collectively raised more than £2 billion on our platform. We’ve changed how early-stage companies fundraise, reward their teams and scale their businesses, forever.

Our values are key to our success; here at SeedLegals, we:

• Invest and trust in each other; 
• Are committed to a growth mindset; 
• Embrace diversity and cultivate inclusion; 
• And are driven by customer success.

About the Legal Team

We are an innovative and highly collaborative Legal team of around 12 people. Unlike other in-house roles, at SeedLegals, our lawyers are right in the middle of our products - helping to shape (at scale) the way in which companies pitch to investors, raise investment, and hire and retain talent. We automate what we can, and give customers access to experienced lawyers to handle the rest. 

The Legal team is split into three divisions: GC (commercial & regulatory), Legal Product and Legal Advisory. While each division has a clear remit, we work collaboratively to continuously improve our products, deliver value to our customers and insulate the business from the typical risks that high-growth tech companies face. SeedLegals offers its lawyers the chance to work in a variety of roles, all of which have a genuine and realisable impact on our revenue and growth. While we sell automated solutions, it is our outstanding team behind the scenes that create, maintain and support our platform products.

We are committed to continuous learning and development as a business and as a legal team. You’ll have access to knowledge management resources and a variety of online learning tools. Most importantly, we learn from each other in a psychologically safe space in which no idea is too outrageous to be given air time. Everyone in the team contributes to this learning environment, sharing ideas and best practice.

About the Role

We’re seeking a bright, ambitious Legal Counsel to join the in-house Legal team at SeedLegals. Working across the GC (commercial & regulatory) and Legal Product teams, and reporting directly to the Head of Legal, you’ll play a pivotal role in providing pragmatic, commercially astute legal guidance across the business including Customer Experience (CX), Marketing, Partnerships, Product and Sales. You’ll also review and uphold the legal soundness of existing products while working with the Legal, Product and Tech teams to develop new products and features - and by doing so, you’ll be directly helping startups to run and grow their business.

This role has a broad remit and presents an exciting opportunity to undertake a wide range of corporate and commercial legal work with tech and automation at its core. The successful candidate will be a confident, dynamic lawyer who is able to work independently, takes ownership of legal projects, and has a genuine interest in contributing to the continued development of SeedLegals' innovative approach to legal services. We’re not fussy about PQE, although we believe this role is best suited for a lawyer with approximately 3-5 PQE. A background in private practice within a corporate / commercial team is preferred.

This role is based in the UK. Successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK, as this role is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor (approx. 3-5 PQE) in England & Wales.
• Experience in a broad range of corporate legal work, e.g. articles of association and shareholders’ agreements, financing rounds, advance subscription agreements, convertible loan notes, and general corporate matters.
• Experience in a broad range of general commercial work, e.g. commercial contracts (drafting and negotiation), data protection, and employment matters.
• A proactive approach, with a focus on anticipating issues, delivering the right solutions and consistently adding value to the business and our customers.
• Motivated to assume responsibility and work within a fast-paced, scaling company.
• Excellent communication skills, with a strong attention to detail.
• Outstanding organisational skills, with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Right to work in the UK.

Application and Interview Process 

• Apply online
• 30 minutes initial discussion with our General Counsel
• 90 minutes technical assessment with two members of our legal team
• 30 minutes with our CEO

Rather than submit a traditional cover letter, we ask that you instead reflect on how your skills and experience relate to our product offering. Your cover letter will be part of the conversation in your first interview, as our team dives deeper into your response and formulates their initial interview questions around it.

Benefits

• Share options: the option to buy shares in SeedLegals via our performance-based share option scheme

• Contributory pension, private healthcare, critical illness cover + life insurance

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off

• Buy and Sell Annual Leave Scheme 

• Flexible working - hybrid/remote model with London office access

• Weekly allowance for a free lunch in the office

• £250 working-from-home allowance to set up your home office

• Annual learning budget for training courses, conferences and books

• 3 paid work days per year for volunteering

• Access to Happl - with monthly flexible spend on wellbeing 

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Free lunch in the office once per week