Senior Legal Counsel

The role

You will report to the Chief Legal and Risk Officer. You will advise leadership on commercial contracts, data, IP, and corporate deals to help build a legal function for an AI-enabled firm.

What you will do

• Draft, negotiate and advise on commercial contracts
• Advise on IP, data protection and AI governance
• Work with business leaders on growth with practical advice
• Support cross-border matters across multiple jurisdictions
• Help on corporate transactions including M&A, joint ventures and investments
• Train and guide business teams on legal and compliance issues
• Use AI tools in how legal work is delivered
• Move across areas of legal need as the business grows

Required qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with strong commercial contracts experience from both private practice and in-house
• Track record advising fast-growth technology companies
• Good commercial judgement
• Working knowledge of AI, data governance and IP
• Clear communication
• Confidence to work with senior stakeholders
• Pragmatic, solutions-first mindset

Nice to have

• experience supporting PE-backed companies
• cross-border or international deal exposure
• hands-on M&A
• familiarity with AI-enabled legal service models

About the company

Unity Advisory is a modern advisory business built for today’s CFO, with connected solutions across finance, deals and tax. Seasoned experts lead every engagement in an operating model powered by AI.