Legal Counsel (Corporate)

Multiverse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Legal Counsel to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will support a diverse portfolio of legal matters, focusing on corporate governance and cross-border operations. This is an exciting opportunity for a lawyer with a solid background in corporate law, eager to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You'll play a critical role in the company's global growth, overseeing share schemes and compliance while collaborating with various teams. If you're passionate about making an impact and ready for ownership, this position offers the chance to be a key in-house expert.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus additional days off

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Hybrid work offering

Weekly socials and company events

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with a strong foundation in corporate law.
• Experience in corporate transactions and governance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee administration of company share schemes and equity plans.
• Support management of group entities and compliance requirements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate corporate agreements.

Skills

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions

Employment Law

Corporate Governance

Legal Research

Negotiation Skills

Compliance

Education

Qualified Lawyer (2-4 years PQE)

Job description

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We’re on a mission to provide equitable access to economic opportunity, for everyone.

We close critical skill gaps in the workforce through a new kind of apprenticeship that combines work and learning. We begin by recognizing high-potential individuals both inside and outside of a company's current workforce and then we create applied, guided and equitable learning programs, with measurable impact. Because we believe the world needs a better way to match its potential.

We work with over 1,500 leading companies including the likes of Microsoft, Citi and Just Eat to help solve their business-critical problems, and we’ve trained over 16,000 professional apprentices in the tech and data skills of the future. This is made possible by our global team who are driven to achieve a mission that matters, together.

Join Multiverse and help us set a new course for work.

The Opportunity

Reporting to our General Counsel, you’ll support a diverse portfolio of legal matters with a core focus on corporate governance, entity structuring, and cross-border operations, while expanding your expertise across areas like employment law, M&A, and commercial contracting.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a lawyer with a strong foundation in corporate law who is excited to step into a fast-paced, scale-up environment. You’ll be trusted with high-impact work as well as being a key in-house expert, playing a key role in our global growth.

If you’re hungry for ownership, eager to make an impact, and ready to be a true business partner, this is the role for you.

Specifically, you will:

• Oversee the administration of company share schemes and equity incentive plans
• Support the management of group entities, including corporate governance and compliance requirements
• Help prepare documentation for funding rounds and investor relations
• Conduct due diligence and research, and provide support to the GC for mergers and acquisitions activities
• Draft, review, and negotiate corporate agreements and documents
• Help maintain corporate records and ensure regulatory compliance across jurisdictions
• Support the People team on employment-related matters, including support (where necessary with grievance proceedings, review policies, and stay on top of compliance requirements across jurisdictions.
• Support the implementation of compliance programs (anti-bribery, sanctions, modern slavery)
• Assist in creating compliance training materials
• Research local legal requirements in new territories
• Liaise with local counsel in foreign jurisdictions
• Support the establishment of international corporate entities
• Help ensure cross-border compliance with varying regulatory frameworks
• Assist with documentation for international operations
  
  

About you:

• Qualified lawyer with 2–4 years’ PQE, ideally with a corporate law background and interest in international markets
• Experience with corporate transactions, governance, and employment law principles
• Strong business judgment with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive, solutions-oriented, and comfortable navigating ambiguity
• Eager to learn, curious about new tools (including AI), and open to continuous development
• A collaborative team player with a “can-do” attitude and strong alignment to Multiverse values.
  
  

Desirable but not essential:

• Training in a top-tier law firm, with a rotation in Corporate, plus ideally in M&A, and Employment law.
• Exposure to global entity management or international structuring is a plus (UK, US, Europe)
  
  

Benefits

How we hire

• 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 - with 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.

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