UK Associate Legal Counsel — Tech & SaaS Deals

GoCardless Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing

Work away scheme

Adaptive Working

Parental leave

Learning Budget

Time off & wellness days

Job summary

GoCardless Ltd, a Mollie company, is seeking an Associate Legal Counsel (5 to 8 years PQE) to advise UK teams and negotiate strategic Partner deals. You will work within a busy legal team in the UK, with opportunities for senior titles and involvement across contracts, SaaS, and product launches.

Candidates must be UK-qualified and able to navigate FCA requirements and IP matters. The role emphasizes collaboration, efficiency, and business-focused legal support for GoCardless’ global platform.

Qualifications

• We’re looking for a lawyer with private practice training and/or in-house experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Technology mindset with interest in tech beyond daily work.
• UK-qualified solicitor or barrister with relevant PQE and practising certificate.

Responsibilities

• Support and advise the Partner team and negotiate strategic Partner deals.
• Support and advise UK GTM teams on high-value deals.
• Review and negotiate customer, partnership and supplier contracts providing pragmatic commercial input.
• Instruct and manage external legal counsel and supervise junior lawyers.
• Build self-help tools, playbooks, and guides for the legal team and wider business.
• Drive process improvements in contracting automation and workflows.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Marketing compliance

IP management

SaaS experience

API understanding

Job description

GoCardless Ltd, a Mollie company, is seeking an Associate Legal Counsel (5 to 8 years PQE) to advise UK teams and negotiate strategic Partner deals. You will work within a busy legal team in the UK, with opportunities for senior titles and involvement across contracts, SaaS, and product launches.

Candidates must be UK-qualified and able to navigate FCA requirements and IP matters. The role emphasizes collaboration, efficiency, and business-focused legal support for GoCardless’ global platform.