UK I Fractional Legal Counsel

Overview

This role involves serving as Fractional Legal Counsel to support the COO, the executive team, and the Board. The position works in a senior, trusted capacity across EMEA, the Americas, and APAC, with responsibilities focused on high-priority contracts and legal matters, and on building the legal templates, playbooks, and processes that enable the business to handle routine issues confidently when not directly involved.

A strong fit includes qualification as a solicitor in both England & Wales and the US, enabling direct coverage of the two largest legal systems and coordination of local counsel elsewhere.

Responsibilities

Commercial contracting & client advice

• Review and negotiate priority client agreements including MSAs, SOWs and framework agreements under English and US law
• Draft key partner, vendor, and supplier agreements
• Advise clients and internal teams on cross-border matters across EMEA, the Americas, and APAC
• Set clear positions on liability, IP ownership, and data terms to keep deals moving

Governance, risk & compliance

• Identify and escalate legal risks that matter most, with recommended priorities to the COO and executive team
• Oversee corporate governance and entity matters across 7 legal entities, working with local advisers
• Support executive team and Board matters when legal input is required
• Maintain the organization’s compliance posture, including anti-bribery, sanctions, and export controls

Data, AI & intellectual property

• Provide data protection and privacy guidance across the UK, EU and US, including DPAs and international transfers
• Advise on AI regulation, including the EU AI Act, as it applies to the services
• Protect intellectual property, including the organization’s flagship product, Flowline

Building the legal foundations

• Create contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and approval rules for routine matters
• Implement a simple intake and tracking process so work-in-progress is visible to everyone
• Select and manage external counsel for specialist or local-law work, within budget
• Help shape the scope of a future full-time legal hire, if and when needed

Requirements

• Qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and the US (preferably)
• Both qualifications current and in good standing
• 7+ years’ PQE, with training at a leading law firm and in-house experience, ideally in technology, data, AI or professional services
• Track record of working fractionally, as an interim, or as a consultant lawyer, with evidence of making an impact quickly
• Strong commercial contracting experience, especially services, technology and SaaS agreements
• Experience advising on cross-border matters across the UK, EU, and US, with exposure to APAC a plus
• Working knowledge of data protection, IP, and emerging AI regulation
• Experience setting up legal processes or acting as a company’s first legal adviser
• Own professional indemnity insurance, or cover through a platform or consultancy

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to APAC matters

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive day rate

Location

• Remote-first / UK / US

Engagement details

• Fractional engagement with an initial term of 12 months, with the option to extend
• Consultancy agreement (directly, through your own company, or through a fractional legal platform)
• IR35 status assessed before contracting
• 10 days a month, with flexibility around specific working hours and reasonable availability for urgent matters outside of those periods
• Additional days can be agreed in advance at the same day rate

Reporting & key stakeholders

• Reports to: COO
• Works closely with the CFO and General Managers
• Key partnership groups include the executive team (CEO, CTO, CFO), General Managers, Sales and Partnership leads, and Head of People / HR

Hiring process (summary)

• Application review
• Screening conversation with Talent Acquisition
• Interview with the COO and CTO/CEO
• Technical interview with a legal advisor

Applicants may be asked to provide up-to-date proof of a clean criminal record (such as a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (UK) or a country-specific equivalent) once terms are agreed.

Up-to-date qualification verification will be conducted via the SRA register and the relevant US state bar register before the first interview.