The Role:
Legend is looking for a commercially minded Associate Legal Counsel to join our Legal team in London.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, fast-paced legal team that partners closely with stakeholders across Product, Marketing, Commercial and Strategy. You'll support the business across a broad range of commercial legal matters, with a particular focus on customer and supplier contracts and gaming regulation, while gaining exposure to intellectual property and wider legal projects.
Whether you're making your first move in-house or already building your commercial legal career, you'll have genuine ownership from day one while being supported by experienced senior lawyers who are invested in your development. You'll work across multiple international markets, providing practical legal advice that helps the business move quickly while managing legal and regulatory risk responsibly.
If you're looking for a role where no two days are the same, your work has visible impact, and you'll continue to grow as a commercial lawyer, we'd love to hear from you.
Your Impact:
- Review, draft and negotiate a broad range of customer and supplier commercial agreements, utilizing the support of contract playbooks and templates where applicable.
- Partner with stakeholders across the business to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice throughout the contracting process. Business Partnering
- Build trusted relationships with teams across Commercial, Product and Marketing, helping them navigate legal risk while achieving business objectives.
- Communicate legal advice clearly and pragmatically, balancing commercial opportunities with appropriate risk management on legal projects and programmes. Gaming Regulation & Compliance
- Support legal research, licensing and gaming regulatory initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
- Assist the business in understanding and applying relevant gaming and advertising regulations. Intellectual Property
- Support intellectual property matters, including ownership, licensing and protection of company IP assets and content. Continuous Improvement
- Develop and maintain legal templates, playbooks and self-service guidance that improve efficiency and enable teams to work more effectively.
- Identify opportunities to simplify legal processes and reduce turnaround times.
Interview Process
- 1st Stage: Introductory conversation with our Talent Partner (30 minutes via Teams).
- 2nd Stage: Interview with the General Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel, focusing on your commercial legal experience, contract negotiation and approach to stakeholder partnering (60 minutes via Teams).
- 3rd Stage: Informal coffee chat with the General Counsel in Jersey (30 minutes).
- Final Stage: Values interview with our People Partner, exploring how you collaborate, learn and thrive in a fast-paced environment (in our Jersey office).
Skills Required
- Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales or equivalent) with approximately 1-3 years PQE in a commercial, corporate, technology or in-house legal environment
- Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements
- Strong grounding in commercial law
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Commercial mindset, balancing legal risk with pragmatic business solutions
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Proactive approach with confidence to take ownership while knowing when to seek guidance
- Exposure to gaming regulation
What We Do
Legend is an innovative online media and technology company dedicated to creating a next-level player experience. The company builds world-class brands in Sports & Gaming and specializes in diverse areas such as Sports Betting, Personal Finance, and Gaming, catering to a vast global audience of over 105 million users through its digital platforms and services.
