Interim Legal Counsel - High Growth Tech
UK Legal Counsel | High Growth Tech Platform
Location: London, United Kingdom
Reports to: Regional General Counsel (Legal Division)
PQE: c.3 years
This is not a "process and file" legal role. This is a build-and-own role.
Our client - a global, high-growth technology platform - is looking for a commercially sharp UK Legal Counsel to take the wheel on one of its most complex, most regulated markets. If you want to be the legal voice in the room, not one of many - this is your move.
You'll be embedded at the heart of the business: advising on live product launches, shaping commercial strategy, and managing legal risk across a business that moves fast and expects its lawyers to move faster.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
- Operating with genuine autonomy - owning complex legal matters end-to-end, not escalating everything upstairs
- Advising on employment, commercial and regulatory issues specific to UK ride-hailing/transportation law
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements - supplier contracts, partnership agreements, T&Cs
- Getting hands-on with product launches, marketing initiatives and live operational projects
- Partnering cross-functionally with Tax, Regulatory and Privacy teams to deliver joined-up legal advice
- Staying ahead of UK legislative change and translating it into commercial action, not just risk memos
- Supporting corporate governance and housekeeping for the UK entity
- Managing external counsel where needed
- Flexing across markets/projects as the business scales - because growth doesn't sit still, and neither will you
What You'll Bring
- Qualified lawyer, c.3 years PQE
- Strong generalist grounding in UK employment & commercial law
- Bonus points for experience in platform businesses - ride-hailing, tech, or transportation
- Corporate law exposure is a serious advantage
- Sharp drafting and negotiation skills with a commercial (not just technical) lens
- The confidence to balance legal risk against business pace - and know when to push back and when to move
- A track record of juggling multiple stakeholders on complex matters, solo
- Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Late August / Early September start
Why This Role
This is a seat at the table in a business scaling aggressively across one of the toughest regulatory environments in Europe. You won't be a cog - you'll be shaping how the company operates in the UK, full stop.
Interested? Get in touch for a confidential conversation.
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