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United Kingdom , London

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130000.00 - 150000.00 GBP / Year
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The General Counsel is responsible for establishing, owning and continuously improving Automata’s legal framework, while providing strategic, hands-on in-house legal leadership to the Management Team. Reporting to the CFO, you will bring stage-appropriate structure to the business while maintaining the pace of growth and set Automata up for future fundraises with robust and reliable processes. A defining feature of this role is working closely with Automata’s AI legal assistant, which handles a significant volume of routine legal work, including NDA triage, contract review, compliance monitoring, canned response generation, and legal risk assessment. The General Counsel’s focus is therefore heavily weighted towards strategic legal judgment, complex negotiations, governance, and oversight of the AI-assisted legal function.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead major commercial negotiations and complex transactions
  • Appoint and oversee external legal counsel
  • Understand the dynamics of the Cap Table and actively support the CEO, CFO and Board on fundraising decisions
  • Implement legal controls into key commercial systems and processes
  • Own and maintain Automata's business-wide risk register
  • Set and maintain Automata's AI use policy for legal functions
  • Guide on regulatory and compliance matters across jurisdictions (UK, EU, and US)
  • Lead horizon scanning for regulatory and legal change
  • Own the preparation of Board resolutions
  • Take full ownership of and lead Automata's Company Secretarial support
  • Direct the design and maintenance of AI-assisted workflows
  • Set and maintain escalation rules for the AI Assistant
  • Review and approve outputs on high-value or novel matters
  • Continuously refine the AI-assisted legal function
  • Maintain a clear audit trail of AI-assisted legal decisions
  • Help manage investment stages, including shareholder agreements and share schemes
  • Provide support to the HR team on employment-related legal matters
  • Own IP strategy, including brand protection, trade mark registration and renewals, domain management and the IP schedule
  • Own and manage the legal budget
  • Support future fundraisers and debt financing requirements
  • Build and develop lean, high-performance internal legal processes

Requirements:

  • Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales) with 10+ years' post-qualification experience, including in-house general counsel experience
  • US qualified lawyer or US legal practice experience would be useful
  • Proven experience working in or alongside fast-growth, technology-driven environments
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted legal tools and legal tech platforms is essential
  • Strong commercial instincts
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • Confidence to represent Automata in negotiations and in front of the Board, investors and regulators
  • Excellent stakeholder management across a fast-moving, cross-functional leadership team, highly organised and able to manage multiple workstreams at once

Nice to have:

  • Biotech / healthtech / medtech sector background
  • Experience with fundraising, M&A or corporate finance transactions
  • Familiarity with AI governance frameworks and emerging regulation (EU AI Act, UK AI regulatory approach)
  • Familiarity with patent law and prosecution processes
What we offer:
  • Vitality Health Insurance
  • Eye Care
  • Salary Sacrifice - EV
  • Salary Sacrifice - Bike & Tech
  • Wellbeing & Support
  • Wellbeing & Development Allowance
  • Spill & Employee Assistance Programme
  • Additional Leave
  • Pension Scheme
  • Group Life & Critical Illness cover

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Job Posted:
March 26, 2026

Work Type:
Hybrid work
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