Associate Legal Counsel, Protex AI

• Qualified lawyer, with 1-3 years PQE (post-qualification experience) in a law firm or in-house, preferably with exposure to commercial / corporate / tech agreements
• Strong drafting, analytical, and negotiation skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced / changing environment with less supervision; ability to prioritise effectively
• Good commercial awareness: able to understand business trade-offs and suggest pragmatic legal solutions
• Strong communication and stakeholder management: able to explain legal concepts clearly to non-lawyers
• Attention to detail and high standards of accuracy
• Curiosity about AI tooling and efficiency in legal operations

Desirable

• We’re looking for an Associate Legal Counsel to be the first addition to the Legal team beyond our Head of Legal & Corporate Strategy
• Based in our London office, you’ll work directly with our Head of Legal & Corporate Strategy to support both the day-to-day running of the Legal function and its growth as we scale
• You’ll have the opportunity to work at a global scale across our offices in EMEA and the USA
• This is a hands-on, developmental role for someone with 1-3 PQE, who is eager to take on responsibility across contracting, governance, compliance, and legal operations, as well as supporting broader corporate strategy and operational initiatives in a high-growth Series B tech scale-up
• You’ll gain unique exposure to the leadership team, and cross-functional projects, with opportunities for growth as the business expands
• Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts: SaaS / Cloud services, vendor and supplier agreements, NDAs, partnership agreements, licensing, reseller, etc
• Support product / engineering / operations on legal, regulatory or compliance matters arising from new product development
• Data protection / privacy law compliance: GDPR, etc
• Assist in corporate readiness, compliance, and policy work
• Manage risk and help the business trade off risk vs speed, keeping legal enabling not blocking
• Develop and own legal processes and workflows; help implement AI tooling and contract lifecycle systems
• Work closely with teams such as Sales, Client Success, Finance, and Product through the contracting lifecycle
• Collaborate on strategic projects and operational initiatives alongside the Head of Legal & Corporate Strategy (e.g., cross-functional execution, governance improvements)
• Collaborating cross-functionally with internal stakeholders across business, Marketing, People etc. to ensure legal alignment