[REMOTE] Part-Time Legal Counsel

Fractional Legal Counsel
Legatics is looking for a commercially minded, experienced lawyer to act as our fractional Legal Counsel on a part-time basis. You'll be the legal lead for the business, providing and effecting speedy and practical advice and solutions across commercial contracts, data protection, corporate matters and compliance.
This role suits a senior lawyer who wants flexible, fractional work and is comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
We put users at the heart of our design to provide legal transaction experiences that everybody loves, and we're on a mission to transform the market for legal services worldwide.
Legatics is a transaction management platform that streamlines the way lawyers collaborate and close deals, transforming traditional paper and email based processes into simple, highly automated software. Our customers include some of the world's top law firms, and Legatics has been used on live transactions originating in more than 20 countries.
This is a part-time, fractional engagement (we anticipate around 10 hours per week, with flexibility around peaks such as renewals, fundraising or insurance renewal season). The role would in part need to react to issues when they arise, so the fractional hours would not be fixed in any given week.
We offer a flexible working arrangement, including remote, office-based, or hybrid options. Please note that while the role can be performed remotely, we expect occasional attendance at our central London office.
As the legal lead, your focus will be negotiating and finalizing customer SaaS agreements, advising business heads on commercial contracts, owning data protection issues for the business, and supporting the Exec on corporate governance and compliance. you will be the sole point of legal accountability, which means being fully involved in both the high-level strategy and the essential administrative details.
Acting as the legal representative for the business, owning legal risk and knowing when to bring in external specialist counsel
Leading negotiation and execution of customer SaaS agreements within sales cycle timeframes and needs, and advising the commercial team on contract strategy
Reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts across departments (NDAs, partnership, marketing and supplier agreements)
Advising on privacy and data protection, including policies and the functioning of our product, in a complex international environment
Owning the GDPR compliance program: DPIAs, LIAs, transfer risk assessments, ROPA oversight and records of law and regulation
Supporting the Exec with corporate governance, compliance and cap table or option scheme matters
Acting as Product Counsel on new ways of processing personal data, AI features and similar developments
Managing any disputes with customers or suppliers, and providing legal input on data incidents