Getground

Legal Counsel

London, Remote. Posted 25 days ago

The role

You will provide practical legal and regulatory advice to support GetGround as it scales. You will advise on commercial contracts, product questions, partnerships, regulatory matters, and disputes.

What you will do

  • Draft, negotiate and close commercial agreements including supplier, SaaS, and professional services contracts
  • Advise on customer-facing terms including T&Cs and product terms
  • Support negotiations on strategic partnership, referral, distribution and white-label deals
  • Maintain and improve contract templates and negotiation playbooks
  • Advise on contractual risk including liability, indemnities, and data protection
  • Support equity and debt fundraising including term sheets and due diligence
  • Draft and maintain shareholders agreements, articles of association and share option schemes
  • Manage corporate governance and company secretarial work
  • Lead or support M&A activity from diligence to integration
  • Negotiate IP licensing deals and protect company IP

Required qualifications

  • UK qualified solicitor
  • 2+ years PQE in commercial and corporate law
  • Track record negotiating complex commercial contracts
  • Hands-on corporate experience across fundraising, shareholders agreements, share schemes, governance and M&A
  • Experience drafting and negotiating IP licences
  • Experience in technology and financial services
  • Understanding of how FCA regulation applies to fintech products
  • Confident negotiation and stakeholder management skills
  • Excellent drafting skills
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Comfort working independently

Nice to have

  • In-house experience at a fast-growing fintech, ideally through a Series A or later round
  • Experience with property, mortgage or investment products
  • Buy-side M&A experience or integrating an acquired business
  • Experience setting up contract management tools, self-serve templates or legal automation

About the company

GetGround operates at the intersection of fintech, proptech and wealthtech. They are an end-to-end real estate investment offering.