Legal Counsel

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Junior
Fintech • Real Estate • Financial Services
The Role
Legal Counsel providing commercially focused advice on commercial contracts, product development, FCA regulation, corporate matters, GDPR, privacy, employment, intellectual property, and disputes. The role involves drafting and negotiating agreements, advising cross-functional teams, supporting compliance and governance, managing external counsel, monitoring regulatory developments, and building scalable legal processes. Candidates should be UK-qualified solicitors with approximately two or more years of post-qualification experience and some in-house experience.
Summary Generated by Built In

We’re looking for a Legal Counsel to join GetGround’s Legal, Risk & Compliance team, giving practical, commercially minded legal and regulatory advice as we scale.

You’ll advise on commercial contracts, product questions, partnerships, regulatory matters and disputes, and work on projects that strengthen the function as the business grows. You’ll be a trusted partner to teams across GetGround and a key part of how we manage risk day to day.

The Opportunity

GetGround operates at the intersection of fintech, proptech and wealthtech. We have £2Bn+ in assets on platform, 30,000+ users across 70 countries, and a portfolio of regulated products spanning mortgages, property management, and investment tools. We are the first end-to-end real estate investment offering, making the dream of owning property accessible to everyone, globally. We're building the future of asset ownership and in doing so, helping to address wealth inequality.

As we continue to grow, our legal, risk and compliance needs are growing with us. You'll play a central role in keeping the business legally sound, moving quickly, and operating with integrity. This would be a great opportunity for a lawyer who wants to work on genuinely varied, interesting matters in a collaborative and supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and grow

What You'll Be DoingCommercial and Contracts
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including supplier agreements, partnership contracts, and customer terms

  • Advise business teams on contractual risk and help them make informed decisions quickly

  • Maintain and improve GetGround's contract templates, playbooks, and standard terms

  • Support the management of external counsel on matters requiring specialist input

Product and Regulatory
  • Provide legal input on new product features, customer journeys, and platform changes

  • Advise on FCA regulatory requirements as they apply to GetGround's products and services

  • Support compliance reviews of customer-facing content and regulated communications

  • Help track relevant regulatory developments and flag implications for the business

Corporate and General Legal
  • Support on corporate matters including fundraising, corporate governance, and company secretarial work

  • Advise on data protection and privacy matters, including GDPR compliance

  • Provide general legal support across the business on employment, IP, and operational matters

  • Help build scalable legal processes, templates, and training materials

About You

You're a UK qualified solicitor with around 2+ years PQE and some in-house experience. You bring:

  • A high level of attention to detail, and strong legal drafting skills

  • Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills, with an eye for detail

  • A good understanding of digital law, the tech regulatory landscape and how regulation applies to fintech or financial services products

  • Intellectual curiosity and the ability to learn and pick up new areas of law quickly

  • A strong risk radar and commercial mindset, giving the business practical advice, not just legal analysis

  • Comfort working independently and owning your workload

  • Clear, concise communication skills, written and verbal and great stakeholder management skills

  • A collaborative approach and genuine interest in the business, not just the legal matters

Highly desirable:

  • Experience with property, mortgage, or investment products

  • In-house experience at a fast-growing fintech

  • Exposure to data protection, GDPR, or privacy work

We know that great candidates don't always match every point on a job description. If this role excites you and you meet most of the criteria, we'd encourage you to apply anyway.

What we are building: The first end-to-end real estate investment offering - making the dream of owning real estate more accessible to everyone globally.

Diversity & inclusion at GetGround: We encourage applications from all sections of society and we believe in the criticality of an inclusive culture. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis as protected by law.

  • 42% of our employees identify as female or non-specified, 58% as male

  • 22 nationalities represented across offices in 5 countries

  • Our work on Design Accessibility

  • Inclusion is at the heart of our culture - we celebrate and reflect on key D&I and cultural events such as: Black History Month, International Women's Day and Pride

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Skills Required

  • UK-qualified solicitor
  • Approximately 2 or more years of post-qualification experience
  • Some in-house legal experience
  • Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills
  • Understanding of digital law and the technology regulatory landscape
  • Understanding of how regulation applies to fintech or financial services products
  • Strong legal drafting and attention to detail
  • Ability to provide practical, commercially minded legal advice
  • Ability to work independently and manage workload
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
  • Experience with property, mortgage, or investment products
  • In-house experience at a fast-growing fintech
  • Experience with data protection, GDPR, or privacy work
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The Company
HQ: London
94 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

GetGround removes the hassle and hard-work of growing your wealth through property. Find, finance and manage your UK property investments, all in one place, with our property investment platform

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