General Counsel
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Job Summary
100-120k Legal
Location: Hybrid (2 / 3 days in the office)
native has been building for 10 years but were still very much a startup: fast-moving ambitious and building with intent. Were creating the infrastructure that connects students Students Unions universities and advertisers through a managed marketplace.
Our goal is to deliver for students by increasing student engagement while enabling Students Unions to secure sustainable funding. For advertisers we offer meaningful measurable routes to student audiences. The more aligned these incentives are the more defensible and scalable our business becomes.
The Opportunity
As we scale across the UK and beyond were looking for a commercially minded pragmatic General Counsel to help us navigate the legal landscape and protect what were building.
As General Counsel youll be natives first inhouse legal hire. Youll be the go-to for all things legal balancing risk enabling growth and helping teams make sound decisions. From commercial contracts and data protection to employment law and investor matters youll play a key role in shaping how we scale.
What youll be working on
Legal & Commercial
Drafting reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts (client supplier partnership IP licensing)
Acting as a thought partner to the commercial team on contract structures risk and compliance
Supporting ad hoc legal queries across all functions
Corporate & Governance
Advising the CEO and exec team on corporate structuring governance and fundraising
Overseeing cap table share schemes and investor reporting from a legal perspective
Managing relationships with external counsel
Risk & Compliance
Managing data protection and privacy obligations (GDPR ICO)
Ensuring contracts and business processes align with regulatory and legal requirements
Helping build lightweight scalable policies to support a growing business
What were looking for.
Qualified solicitor (UK or common law jurisdiction) with 5 years PQE
Background in top-tier private practice and/or fast-growth in-house legal role
Commercial pragmatic mindset you enable not block
Experience across contracts corporate law employment and data protection
Comfortable working autonomously and prioritising in a fast-paced environment
Strong communicator who builds trust across levels and functions
Required skills & experience
We are committed to lifting everyone up. We seek to enable peoples best work by optimising for freedom with accountability. Youll get the most out of this role if you can bring:
Experience in tech media events or platform businesses
Understanding of startup equity funding rounds and international expansion
Experience working with or within VC-backed companies
Whats in it for you
Base Salary: 100k-120k depending on experience
Hybrid approach with 2-3 days in our London office (Old Street)
Pension contributions of 5%
25 days off (excluding bank holidays)
Day off on your birthday
Share Options for all
Work from home set-up budget
Season Ticket Loan Scheme
Paid maternity paternity adoption or shared parental leave
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are actively creating an equitable environment for everyone at native to thrive.
Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we are making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at native. At native we embrace diversity in all of its forms and foster an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.
Key Skills
- General Counsel
- Legal Case Management
- Legal Drafting
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property Law
- Legal Counsel
- Legal Research
- Securities Law
- Employment & Labor Law
- Real Estate Law
- negotiation
- Contracts
About Company
Whether it's through thought-provoking live talks, conversation-sparking virtual events or sell-out club nights across the UK, all of our events have one simple aim…To help students live their best uni life!
