Legal Counsel Finance · UK Remote Working ·

ORI; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in the UK is seeking a qualified in-house legal counsel to manage legal documents, provide legal advice, and ensure compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience, strong knowledge of contract law, and excellent communication skills. This role offers a fully remote work environment along with comprehensive benefits including 30 days of annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

30 days of annual leave

Private medical insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gympass subscription

Participation in company shares program

Enhanced parental pay & leave

Qualifications

• E&W Qualified lawyer with 3+ years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong knowledge of contract law and compliance regulations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice across all areas of the business.
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts.
• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
• Manage litigation and coordinate with external counsel.

Skills

Crisis management

Legal drafting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Education

Law degree

Job description

About Ori

Ori is setting a new standard for how AI worlds are built. We are the first AI Infrastructure provider with the native expertise, comprehensive capabilities, and end-to-end flexibility to support any model, team, or scale. As a fast-growing startup backed by leading investors, we value ambition, accessibility, and collaboration, and are committed to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the field of AI. Join our close-knit, global team and help us build the future of AI infrastructure!

About the Role

Ori seeks a qualified in-house legal counsel to help us comply with all regulations and requirements. The legal counsel will draft and manage legal documents, oversee all legal aspects of our business, and offer guidance and advice to management. Applicants must know how to manage legal documents, review litigation strategy, and handle statutory filing. The job requires extensive knowledge of legal language and practices, and excellent communication skills. Our ideal candidate is highly organised, experienced with crisis management, and capable of handling litigation, patents, and infringement.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support across all areas of the business.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts, including NDAs, vendor agreements, and partnership deals.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Manage litigation and coordinate with external legal counsel when necessary.
• Develop and implement company policies on legal matters and risk management.
• Support corporate governance, including board resolutions and entity management.
• Advise on employment law matters and support HR with employment contracts and policies.
• Stay up-to-date with legal and regulatory developments relevant to the technology industry.
• Educate and train staff on legal topics, compliance issues, and internal policies.
• Work with external counsel on litigation, regulatory investigations, IP matters, or major transactions, ensuring alignment with business goals and internal risk tolerance.

Requirements

• E&W Qualified lawyer with 3+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally with a mix of law firm; in-house or tech scale-up.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, corporate governance, and compliance regulations.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Well-versed in legal terminology and operations.
• Strong understanding of corporate law and legal defense strategies.
• Knowledge of current legislation practices.
• Crisis management experience.
• Critical thinking and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in advising on the legal aspects of convertible bonds.

Bonus Requirements

• Experience in thetech cloud/data/infra industry.
• Knowledge of international law or experience with cross-border transactions.
• Familiarity with intellectual property, data privacy, or regulatory compliance.

Qualities we look for

• Set the standard: Every single day, you spot opportunities to constructively shake things up.
• Inspire the change: There's no blueprint for the future. You’ll embrace challenges and change.
• You’re real and you’re true to yourself: We cherish and celebrate diversity so you’ll feel right at home whoever you are and whoever you’re talking to, you treat everyone the same.

Why should you join us?

What sets us apart is our blend of modern technology, competitive benefits, and an open, welcoming work culture that enables our people to thrive.

Here are just some of the great things you can expect from us:

• Remote work, flexible hours: we offer a fully remote work schedule, with flexible working hours and trust in your productivity, we are in sync with your team’s general locations and time zones to foster effective and seamless collaboration.
• 30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind. With 30 days off (excluding public holidays) and access to mental health resources, we make sure you\'re as strong mentally as you are professionally.
• A culture that emphasises results over hierarchy, process & ego: we place great emphasis on the quality, ingenuity and creativity of work.
• Open communication, regular feedback: we value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy and a growth mindset makes us better together.
• Learning Time:we all have dedicated learning time to focus on new skills, projects, or interests that lie outside your day-to-day job.
• Health & Wellbeing: we want everyone to feel healthy and happy, so we offer private medical insurance via Aviva.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: we're committed to building a sustainable business, so we encourage cycling to work.
• Gympass subscription providing access to a variety of gyms and wellbeing apps.
• Participation in the company shares program
• Enhanced parental pay & leave

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are an equal opportunity employer and we strive to reduce unconscious bias throughout our hiring process. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. To ensure our recruitment processes provide an equal opportunity for all applicants to succeed, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments that we can make.