Legal Counsel

Overview

As Legal Counsel you will deliver practical, commercially minded legal advice to support GetGround as it scales. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to navigate commercial contracts, product questions, and regulatory matters, while building scalable legal processes. This role sits at the intersection of fintech, proptech and wealthtech, enabling the growth of regulated products and services worldwide. You’ll help manage risk day-to-day and contribute to a mission of making real estate investment accessible globally.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts (supplier, partnership, customer terms)
• Advise business teams on contractual risk to enable quick, informed decisions
• Maintain and improve contract templates, playbooks, and standard terms
• Coordinate with external counsel on specialist matters
• Provide legal input on new product features, customer journeys, and platform changes
• Advise on FCA regulatory requirements as they apply to GetGround’s products and services
• Support compliance reviews of customer-facing content and regulated communications
• Track regulatory developments and flag implications for the business
• Support corporate matters including fundraising, governance, and company secretarial work
• Advise on data protection and privacy (GDPR)
• Provide general legal support across employment, IP, and operational matters
• Help build scalable legal processes, templates, and training materials

Key requirements

• UK qualified solicitor
• ~2+ years PQE
• in-house experience
• strong drafting and negotiation skills
• understanding of digital law and tech regulatory landscape in fintech/financial services
• curiosity and ability to learn quickly
• risk-aware and commercially minded
• independent with strong workload ownership
• clear written and verbal communication and stakeholder management
• collaborative approach and genuine business interest
• desirable: experience with property, mortgages, or investment products
• desirable: in-house experience at a fast-growing fintech
• desirable: exposure to data protection, GDPR or privacy work

• high attention to detail
• strong drafting and negotiation
• clear communication
• contract drafting and negotiation
• regulatory knowledge (FCA)
• GDPR/data protection

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