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As the Legal Counsel at Prolific, you’ll lead our commercial contracting work and provide clear, pragmatic legal support across the business. You’ll work closely with Sales, Partnerships, Services and other key stakeholders to drive efficient contracting, enable growth, and help teams make informed decisions. Additionally, you will have experience with other areas of the law, including employment law, IP, and corporate. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments and enjoys combining autonomy with cross-functional collaboration.
Job Responsibility:
Lead on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts with clients, suppliers, and partners
Maintain and improve standard terms, templates, and contracting processes to speed up deal cycles
Support RFPs and tender submissions, particularly for government and academic institutions
Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice to internal stakeholders
Develop contracting playbooks, training materials, and scalable legal workflows
Collaborate closely with Sales and other key stakeholders to support commercial aims and risk mitigation
Coordinate work with external counsel when needed
Advise on labor and employment law, and worker classification
Advise on broader commercial matters as they arise, including marketing, IP, and consumer issues
Requirements:
5+ years PQE
US-qualified
Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements (in-house or private practice)
Confident engaging with counterparties across the UK, US, and Europe
Experience supporting RFPs/tenders, ideally including public sector and academia
Experience with labor and employment laws
Ability to streamline contracting processes and develop playbooks, templates, and training
Strong communicator able to translate legal issues clearly for non-legal stakeholders
Comfortable working independently and under pressure, with excellent stakeholder management skills
Nice to have:
General understanding of data protection laws is a plus
What we offer:
competitive salary
benefits
remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture