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About the Role

As the first permanent in-house legal hire, you will own the day-to-day commercial and operational legal workload while building the company's legal infrastructure from the ground up. This role requires a balance of execution and foundational building as the business scales toward Series B and expands into new geographies.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end commercial contracts pipeline including NDAs, MSAs, order forms, and SOWs.
• Develop a library of standard forms and DocuSign templates.
• Build legal infrastructure including platform terms, KYC policies, M&A due diligence frameworks, anti-bribery policies, and export controls.
• Collaborate with Commercial and Sales teams on deal queries.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and Compliance to embed legal rigor across business processes.
• Manage board and company secretarial mechanics including resolutions, filings, and statutory registers.
• Support M&A and transaction workstreams including due diligence and closing mechanics.
• Systematize legal operations such as contract registers, matter tracking, and external counsel spend management.
• Proactively identify and close legal gaps including whistleblowing frameworks, trademark registration, and insurance oversight.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales).
• 5–12 years of post-qualification experience.
• Meaningful in-house experience in a fast-moving, high-volume environment.
• Strong commercial contracts drafting skills.
• Experience with M&A and transaction due diligence and closing mechanics.
• Proven ability to build or rebuild legal infrastructure.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.
• Strong organizational skills to manage high-volume, varied workloads.

Skills

• Commercial contract drafting
• M&A transaction support
• Legal operations management
• Corporate governance
• Company secretarial
• Data protection
• Regulatory compliance
• Contract management tooling

Location

• London, UK

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5–12 years PQE

Education Level

• Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales)

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme

Benefits

• Employee wellbeing benefits
• 25 days of holiday plus public holidays
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career progression and growth opportunities

About the Company

• NexGen Cloud is the company behind Hyperstack, a full-stack AI cloud provider.
• The company serves AI researchers and enterprises with on-demand and private GPU infrastructure.
• A fast-moving, tight-knit team focused on AI cloud infrastructure.