Legal Counsel, Lime
UK&I
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Electric bike and scooter rentals
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Electric bike and scooter rentals
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have experience in counseling on all legal topics concerning the company, ranging from administrative and public law issues, litigation, including managing personal injury claims, to familiarity with data sharing & commercial contracts
- You will have 4-7 years of experience working on these types of matters either in an in-house or private practice environment
- You will have a pragmatic, solution-focused, cost-efficient approach
- This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact as we build the foundation for long-term success
- Ability to practice law in the UK
- 4+ years of relevant post-qualification experience
- Experience in working for or advising international businesses on multi-jurisdictional matters and comfortable advising different commercial stakeholders
- Experience in commercial litigation, ideally with some experience with personal injury claims
- Proven high-performing legal experience
- Ability to work well under pressure with diligence, organization, and minimal supervision, and provide practical, business-friendly advice to stakeholders
- Strong analytical and strategic skills; ability to drive issues to a quick resolution that factors in many non-legal variables, such as brand risk, communications, government relations, tax, insurance, finance, and other business units
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to build the processes and systems to prevent them from occurring
What the job involves
- Lime are looking for an outstanding lawyer to join our fast-growing EMEA legal team as Legal Counsel for the United Kingdom and Ireland with possibility to extend support to the Middle East
- Lime is at an exciting inflection point as we scale rapidly toward our next stage of growth
- As we grow our category leadership, we are transitioning to a more structured, high-performing organization and need someone who thrives in this evolution
- This role will advise on a full range of legal topics concerning the UK and Irish markets, including regulatory compliance, litigation, personal injury law, commercial law, consumer law, insurance and civil liability, administrative and public law, and employment law
- Work effectively across business units and corporate functions to resolve complex business and risk management issues
- You will be the main point of contact for the local day-to-day legal queries relating to operations in United Kingdom and Ireland supporting the General Manager, Operations team and the Government Relations team in particular
- Lead outside counsel relationships as necessary
Application process
- Use of artificial intelligence or an LLM such as ChatGPT during the interview process will be grounds for rejection of your application
Salary benchmarks
Our take
In recent years, electric-powered mobility companies have attracted an extraordinary amount of interest and funding, in part due to rising eco-friendly sentiment, and in part because of the race to "find the next Uber". Lime is one such company, that has rapidly scaled across multiple geographies to be a key player in the fight for market leadership.
Lime, along with its competitors, has had to grapple with regulation in many of its target markets, but nonetheless has steadily increased its footprint. Since its launch, the company has facilitated millions of trips, making it one of the biggest companies of its kind. Interestingly, the CEO has stated that "cars are our true business rivals—not other scooter companies", suggesting that its biggest business challenge will be to get families to give up their second cars.
With a presence that spans an impressive number of regions - most recently Lime has begun operating in Qatar - the company has cemented itself in the micromobility market, and stands to profit from the increasing popularity of these types of services. Across 2022, a substantial increase in ridership enabled Lime to achieve a "full profitable year", with suggestions it will pursue an IPO in the near future.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2021
$523m
CONVERTIBLE
May 2020
$170m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Toby
(Board Advisor)Founder and CEO of ZERO&. Was a Marketing Manager at Pepsi for 6 years before doing an MBA at Berkeley. Moved into consulting and VC for 5 years before starting Lime.
Brad
(Chairman)VP of Business Development at Tencent for 8 years. Managing Partner of a VC firm for 3 years, where he worked with Toby. Has an MBA from Berkeley.
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