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UK I Fractional Legal Counsel

Infinite Lambda
Contract type
Freelance
Work mode
Remote · United Kingdom
Experience
Senior · 7+ years

Job description

Fractional Legal Counsel acting as senior legal partner to the COO, Exec team and Board of a global data and AI consultancy, handling priority contracts and legal matters across EMEA, the Americas and APAC and building legal foundations.

At a glance

Employment
Contract · Independent contractor
Work mode
Remote · United Kingdom
Languages
English – fluent
Pay
GBP 300 – 600 / day

What you'll do

  • Reviewing and negotiating priority client agreements: MSAs, SOWs and framework agreements under English and US law
  • Drafting key partner, vendor, and supplier agreements
  • Advising clients and internal teams on cross-border matters across EMEA, the Americas, and APAC
  • Setting clear positions on liability, IP ownership, and data terms, so deals keep moving
  • Flagging the legal risks that matter most and recommending priorities to the COO and Exec team
  • Oversight of corporate governance and entity matters across 7 legal entities, working with local advisers
  • Supporting the Exec team and board matters when legal input is needed
  • Keeping compliance posture current, including anti-bribery, sanctions, and export controls
  • Data protection and privacy across the UK, EU and US, including DPAs and international transfers
  • Guidance on AI regulation, including the EU AI Act, as it applies to our services
  • Protecting intellectual property, including flagship product Flowline
  • Contract templates, negotiation playbooks and approval rules for routine matters
  • A simple intake and tracking process so everyone knows what is in progress
  • Selecting and managing external counsel for specialist or local-law work, within budget
  • Helping shape the scope of a future full-time legal hire if and when needed

What we're looking for

  • Qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and the US (preferably), with both qualifications current and in good standing
  • 7+ years' PQE, with training at a leading law firm and in-house experience, ideally in technology, data, AI or professional services
  • A track record of working fractionally, as an interim, or as a consultant lawyer, and of making an impact quickly
  • Strong commercial contracting experience, especially services, technology and SaaS agreements
  • Experience advising on cross-border matters across the UK, EU, and US
  • Working knowledge of data protection, IP, and emerging AI regulation
  • Experience setting up legal processes or being a company's first legal adviser
  • Your own professional indemnity insurance, or cover through your platform or consultancy
  • You prioritise ruthlessly and are clear about what can wait
  • You give clear answers and a recommendation, not a list of risks
  • You build trust with clients, colleagues and leadership because you are straight with them
  • You leave things better documented than you found them, so the business is never stuck waiting for you
  • You bring rigour without bureaucracy
  • You are aligned with our company values

Nice to have

  • Exposure to APAC

Benefits

  • Being your true self: show up as you are. We work with people for character, not conformity
  • Practising innovation: front-row seat to the rapid evolution of data and AI, and the legal questions that come with it
  • Living autonomously: remote-first, with flexibility on how you structure your days
  • Real influence: a senior voice in a growing global business, working directly with the COO and Exec team

How to get hired

  1. 1Application review
  2. 2Screening conversation with our Talent Acquisition team
  3. 3Interview with the COO and CTO/CEO
  4. 4Technical interview with one of our legal advisors

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About Infinite Lambda

A global data and AI consultancy on a mission to make innovation accessible

Infinite Lambda helps organisations build the data foundations and business context they need for enterprise AI to actually work: from modern data platforms to agentic enablement and our software solution, Flowline. It is a Certified B Corporation with 7 legal entities around the world.

Mission

To make innovation accessible

Key facts

  • Data and AI consultancy
  • Certified B Corporation
  • 7 legal entities around the world
  • Software solution: Flowline

What they value

  • Being your true self
  • Practising innovation
  • Living autonomously
  • Real influence