Legal Counsel (Commercial)

Multiverse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Commercial Counsel and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of AI and tech adoption. This dynamic position offers the opportunity to draft and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts while collaborating with diverse teams. You will ensure compliance with data protection regulations and provide legal insights across the organization. With a commitment to innovation and equity, this role empowers you to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment. If you're ready to take ownership and thrive in a collaborative setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus additional days off

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Mental health support

Weekly socials and company events

Opportunity to work abroad 45 days a year

Qualifications

• 3-5 years PQE as a UK lawyer with strong GDPR and data privacy knowledge.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating B2B commercial contracts.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts including NDAs and MSAs.
• Collaborate with the Privacy team to ensure compliance with data protection laws.

Skills

Commercial Contracts Negotiation

GDPR Compliance

Data Privacy

Legal Risk Assessment

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Qualified UK Lawyer

In-house Legal Experience

Job description

Multiverse is the upskilling platform for AI and Tech adoption.

We have partnered with 1,500+ companies in the US & UK to deliver a new kind of learning that's transforming today’s workforce.

Multiverse apprenticeships are designed for people of any age and career stage and focus on building critical AI, data, and tech skills. Multiverse learners have driven $2bn+ ROI for their employers, using the skills they’ve learned to improve productivity and measurable performance.

In June 2022, Multiverse announced a $220 million Series D funding round co-led by StepStone Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst. With a post-money valuation of $1.7bn, the round makes the company the UK’s first EdTech unicorn.

But we aren’t stopping there. With a strong operational footprint and 800+ employees globally, we have ambitious plans to continue scaling. We’re building a world where tech skills unlock people’s potential and output. Join Multiverse and power our mission to provide equitable access to economic opportunity, for everyone.

The Opportunity

We're seeking a Commercial Counsel who thrives in an agile, busy and varied environment, where you'll own and negotiate a range of commercial contracts. Critical to this role will be your ability to collaborate closely with our Go To Market sales team, providing them with crucial contract support, training, and enablement whilst also exploring diverse projects/ fielding queries across the Finance, People, Marketing, Delivery, Tech, and Learning teams.

If you're hungry for ownership and eager to make an impact and provide legal insights across various business operations, this role is for you!

Specifically, you will:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts (e.g., MSAs, supplier T&Cs, NDAs, consultancy and RFPs/Bids, data sharing agreements and public procurement framework agreements)

• Partner with the Privacy team to ensure data protection compliance across products and commercial agreements

• Stay ahead of emerging AI regulations and advise on compliant frameworks for AI-driven initiatives

• Join customer calls to negotiate contracts and confidently address legal queries

• Review AI-related contractual provisions, including IP, liability, and ethical use considerations

• Conduct legal risk assessments and proactively identify and mitigate business risks

• Support the development of data governance policies that align privacy and commercial goals

• Provide cross-functional legal support (e.g., to Finance, People, Marketing, Tech, and Delivery teams)

• Contribute to internal legal resources, including playbooks and team training

• Help establish agile, tech-enabled legal processes and scalable procedures

About you:

• Ideally, c. 3-5 years PQE qualified as a UK lawyer

• Exposure to working in-house (by secondment or otherwise).

• Strong GDPR, data and privacy acumen.

• Experience working with end-to-end B2B commercial contracts for customers and suppliers.

• Be able to effectively consume and communicate information both to internal and external stakeholders.

• Strong business vs risk acumen, i.e possesses a solid understanding for when the business needs a quick reply, as opposed to an extensive deep dive for an exhaustive answer.

• Have the ability to judge when to escalate or/and get a second opinion.

• Have good organisational skills and are able to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a strong work ethic.

• Thrive in an agile, fast-paced, commercial-oriented, hands-on environment.

• Are curious, open, and love asking questions/ solving problems.

• Be a strong team player and display a “can-do” approach; no job is too big or too small.

• Thorough, methodical, professional and committed to the Multiverse values.

Desirable but not essential:

• Training and qualification from a top-tier law firm and/or in-house team is highly desirable.

• Experience working on data protection/privacy-related matters.

How we hire

Benefits

• Time off - 27 days holiday, plus 7 additional days off: 1 life event day, 2 volunteer days and 4 company-wide wellbeing days and 8 bank holidays per year

• Health & Wellness- private medical Insurance with Bupa, a medical cashback scheme, life insurance, gym membership & wellness resources through Gympass and access to Spill - all in one mental health support

• Hybrid & remote work offering - weekly visits to the London office and the opportunity to work abroad 45 days a year

• Team fun - weekly socials, company wide events and office snacks!

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We’re an equal opportunities employer. And proud of it. Every applicant and employee is afforded the same opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. This will never change. Read our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policy here.

Right to Work

Do you have the right to work in the UK? Unfortunately, at this time we cannot offer sponsorship for this role and we cannot consider overseas applications.

Safeguarding

All posts in Multiverse involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding. Successful applicants are required to complete a Disclosure Form from the Disclosure and Barring Service ("DBS") for the position. Failure to declare any convictions (that are not subject to DBS filtering) may disqualify a candidate for appointment or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently.