Graduate legal associate

Bending Spoons; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital business innovator in Greater London is looking for a talented legal assistant to support Corporate M&A and contribute to various legal processes. The ideal candidate should possess strong reasoning ability, drive, and teamwork, and be proficient in English. This role offers a competitive salary starting at £83,997 with rapid growth potential and extensive benefits including flexible hours and remote working opportunities. Join a high-performing team and make an impact in a thriving environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible hours

Remote working

Health insurance

Yearly retreat

Learning support

Yearly retreat

Qualifications

• Ability to solve complex problems with critical thinking.
• Extreme ambition with high responsibility for work.
• Generous team player, reliable and honest.
• Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking English.

Responsibilities

• Support teams in researching and handling day-to-day operations.
• Assist with commercial agreements and compliance documentation.
• Coordinate corporate governance and M&A activities.
• Collaborate with teams to address legal questions.
• Monitor legal developments affecting operations.
• Improve internal legal processes and templates.

Skills

Reasoning ability

Drive

Team spirit

Proficiency in English

Job description

At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies. A company that serves a huge number of customers. A company where team members grow to their full potential. A company that functions at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency. A company that creates value for shareowners at an extraordinary rate. And a company that does so while adhering to high ethical standards.

To achieve this objective, we execute the following strategy : We acquire a digital business with untapped potential and make it as successful as we can by leveraging our platform—which comprises our expertise, technologies, data, brand, talents, and company culture. Then, we invest the proceeds into making our platform more powerful, and into acquiring new businesses. Thus, our strategy sees us combine an investor’s attention to capital allocation with the hands‑on approach of an operator.

For a talented, driven, and collaborative individual, working at Bending Spoons is an opportunity to learn, make an impact, and progress their career at an exceptionally high rate. That’s our promise to such a candidate.

A few examples of your responsibilities

• Join one of our key legal areas—Corporate M&A, Product & Commercial, or AI & Privacy—and support the team by assisting with research, drafting, and day‑to‑day operations.
• Assist in the review and preparation of commercial agreements, internal policies, and compliance documentation under the guidance of more senior team members.
• Contribute to corporate governance, M&A, and investment activities by coordinating with internal stakeholders and external counsel.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (such as Product, Finance, and HR) to help identify and address legal and regulatory questions that arise in our fast‑moving environment.
• Help monitor legal and regulatory developments relevant to Bending Spoons’ global operations, and support the team in communicating key updates internally.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of internal legal processes, templates, and playbooks—seeking scalable and efficient ways to support the company’s growth.

What we look for

• Reasoning ability. Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems. You think from first principles, and structure your ideas sharply. You resist the influence of biases. You identify and take care of the details that matter.
• Drive. You’re extremely ambitious in everything you do—and your initiative, effort, and tenacity match the intensity of your ambition. You feel deeply responsible for your work. You hold yourself to a high—and rising—bar.
• Team spirit. You give generously and without the expectation of receiving in return. You support the best idea, not your idea. You're always happy to get your hands dirty to help your team. You’re reliable, honest, and transparent.
• Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer

• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. You’ll work in small, result‑oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth. We go to great lengths to hire individuals of outstanding potential—then, our priority is to put them in the ideal position to thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And if you’ve got what it takes, you’ll soon be playing an essential role in major projects, too.
• Competitive pay and access to equity in the company. Typically, we offer individuals at the start of their career a salary of £83,997 in London and €63,965 elsewhere in Europe. For a candidate that we assess as possessing considerable relevant experience, the salary on offer tends to be between £110,389 and £194,964 in London, and €105,737 and €186,748 elsewhere in Europe. Compensation varies by location and expected impact, and grows rapidly as you gain experience and translate it into greater contributions. You can also receive some of your pay in company equity at a discounted price, thus participating in the value creation we achieve together. If relocating to Italy, you may enjoy a 50% tax cut.
• All. These. Benefits. Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited backing for learning and training, top‑of‑the‑market health insurance, a rich relocation package, generous parental support, and a yearly retreat to a stunning location. We help each Spooner set up the conditions to do their best work.