Legal Counsel

Fresha; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketplace platform for beauty & wellness in London is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal advice and ensure compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor with over 5 years of experience in corporate and commercial law. Responsibilities include drafting agreements, managing legal risks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This full-time role offers a dynamic work environment focused on growth and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE).
• Experience in corporate/commercial law in a tech or SaaS environment.
• Strong understanding of contract law and data protection (GDPR).

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and corporate agreements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws across multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide legal guidance on employment contracts and policies.

Skills

Corporate & Commercial Law

Regulatory Compliance

Employment Law

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Qualified solicitor in England & Wales

Job description

About Fresha

Fresha is the leading marketplace platform for beauty & wellness trusted by millions of consumers and businesses worldwide. Fresha is used by 130,000+ businesses and 450,000+ stylists and professionals worldwide, processing over 1 billion appointments to date.

The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with 15 global offices located across North America, EMEA and APAC.

Fresha allows consumers to discover, book and pay for beauty and wellness appointments with local businesses via its marketplace, while beauty and wellness businesses and professionals use an all-in-one platform to manage their entire operations with an intuitive business software and financial technology solutions.

Fresha’s ecosystem gives merchants everything they need to run their business seamlessly by facilitating appointment bookings, point-of-sale, customer records management, marketing automation, loyalty, beauty products inventory and team management.

The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for partner businesses by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and advanced integrations with major tech brands including Instagram, Facebook and Google.

Role Overview

As Legal Counsel, you will be a key strategic advisor to Fresha, helping to navigate complex legal matters while supporting our rapid growth. Reporting to the Chief Payments Officer, you will work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to provide legal expertise across corporate, commercial, regulatory, and employment matters.

This is an exciting opportunity to establish and develop the legal function within a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

To foster a collaborative environment that thrives on face-to-face interactions and teamwork, this role will be based in our London office five days a week.

What You Will Be Doing

• Corporate & Commercial Law: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial as well as corporate transaction agreements, including but not limited to SaaS agreements, partnership contracts, and vendor agreements.
• Regulatory & Compliance: Ensure Fresha as a business and its software offerings remain compliant with applicable laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions, including data protection (GDPR) and financial services regulations.
• Employment Law: Provide legal guidance on employment contracts, policies, and workplace compliance matters.
• Risk Management: Identify potential legal risks and proactively develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Dispute Resolution: Support in handling disputes, litigation, and external counsel engagement when necessary.
• Corporate Governance: Advise on company structuring, board matters, and investor relations from a legal standpoint.
• Intellectual Property & Privacy: Protect Fresha's brand, trademarks, and customer data by ensuring strong IP and privacy policies.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functional with finance, HR, IT, product, commercial, and operations teams to support business objectives.
• Additional responsibilities: This list is not exhaustive, and there may be additional responsibilities as needed.

What We Are Looking For

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with 5+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE).
• Experience in corporate/commercial law, ideally within a tech, SaaS, or fintech environment.
• Strong understanding of contract law, intellectual property, data protection (GDPR), and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to work autonomously and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in employment law, dispute resolution, or international law is a plus.
• In-house legal experience at a tech company or a law firm background with secondment experience is highly desirable.
• Added Bonus
• Fluency in another language (e.g: French, Spanish, or Arabic) to support global operations.
• Experience with venture-backed startups and corporate governance.
• Prior work in financial technology or payment processing regulations.

Interview Process

• Screening Call – 30 minutes with Talent Team
• 1st Stage – Video-call/in-person with Founder & CEO, William Zeqiri – 45 minutes
• 2nd Stage – Interview with CPO and key stakeholders – 45 minutes
• Final Stage – Case study discussion with external legal counsel and leadership – 45 minutes
• We aim to complete the process and provide feedback within 2-3 weeks.

Inclusive workforce

At Fresha, we are creating a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel comfortable.

We want all Fresha people to feel included and truly empowered to contribute fully to our vision and goals. Everyone who applies will receive fair consideration for employment.

We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

If you have any accessibility requirements that would make you more comfortable during the interview process and/or once you join, please let us know so that we can support you.