Legal Counsel

Papaya Global; Bellprat; On-site; EUR 84,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Papaya Global is expanding its in-house Legal Team and seeks a Legal Counsel to handle a broad range of commercial contracts, privacy and labor law issues from our London office.

You will draft, review and negotiate services agreements, NDAs, DPAs and SaaS licenses, working closely with sales, product, marketing, finance and payments teams, while leveraging AI tools to improve drafting efficiency and risk assessment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a High-Tech/Commercial department in a law firm or in-house team.
• Fluent English (written and oral).
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication abilities.
• Hands-on experience leveraging AI tools to enhance drafting, contract review, risk analysis and legal workflow efficiency.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools to support commercial legal work while maintaining confidentiality and professional judgment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of contracts with clients, partners, vendors and third parties (services agreements, NDAs, DPAs, SaaS licenses).
• Assist with labor law and privacy issues.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product, Marketing, Finance and Payments on diverse legal matters.
• Provide general corporate law advice as needed.
• Utilize AI-powered workflows to speed up reviewing agreements, privacy documents and corporate materials.
• Apply AI tools for legal research and drafting first drafts while upholding professional judgment.

Skills

Fluent English

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Self-motivated

AI tools for drafting

Tools

AI drafting tools

Job description

Legal Counsel

• London
• Full-time
• Legal

Description

Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with a mission to revolutionize the payroll and payments industry. With over $400M raised from top-tier investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.

As part of our continued growth, we’re expanding our in-house Legal Team and are now looking for another Legal Counsel to join us. Our ideal candidate is an experienced High-Tech/technology lawyer. As a commercial lawyer, you will be working on a wide variety of commercial contracts, including services agreements and vendor agreements, privacy matters, as well as other general corporate, labor and privacy law advice.

You will:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of legal contracts with clients, partners, vendors, and third parties (services agreements, NDAs, DPAs, SaaS license agreements).
• Assist with labor law and privacy issues.
• Interact and work with the company's departments (sales, product, marketing, finance, payments) on diverse legal issues.
• Perform and provide other general corporate law advice as needed.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to support contract review, clause analysis, risk identification, and drafting efficiency while ensuring full legal accuracy and compliance.
• Use AI-assisted workflows to improve the speed and consistency of reviewing commercial agreements, privacy documentation, and corporate legal materials.
• Apply AI tools to assist in legal research, summarization of complex legal materials, and preparation of first-draft legal documents, while maintaining full professional legal judgment and oversight.

Requirements

• Qualified attorney/lawyer with 3–5 years of experience in a High-Tech/Commercial department within a law firm or in-house legal team.
• Fluent English (written and oral).
• Attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Self-motivated and persistent.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Hands on experience to effectively leverage AI tools to enhance legal drafting, contract review, risk analysis, and legal workflow efficiency.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted tools to support commercial legal work while maintaining high standards of accuracy, confidentiality, and professional judgment.