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About the Role

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role within an early-stage company, supporting the scaling of legal and compliance functions. You will manage day-to-day legal operations, improve internal controls, and build foundational legal processes in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate standard commercial agreements including NDAs, vendor contracts, SaaS agreements, and statements of work.
• Manage the central contract database and CLM, tracking renewals and business obligations.
• Update and maintain company templates, playbooks, and fallback language.
• Design and manage legal processes and workflows.
• Maintain corporate records, minute books, and legal documentation.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and Security/Product teams.
• Identify workflow bottlenecks and develop legal self-serve tools for non-lawyers.
• Conduct legal research on statutory, regulatory, and compliance matters.
• Support data protection initiatives and security compliance reviews.
• Synthesize legal findings into clear guidance for internal stakeholders.
• Assist with investor reporting, board packs, and corporate transaction due diligence.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience as a paralegal, legal assistant, or junior legal associate.
• Experience in a startup, scale-up, or technology environment.
• Strong foundation in commercial contract principles, legal drafting, and general corporate law.
• Strong attention to detail and high level of personal accountability.
• Ability to follow up with stakeholders to secure approvals and inputs.
• Tech-savvy with experience in CLM tools, e-signature platforms, and modern knowledge hubs.

Skills

• Commercial contract drafting
• Legal research
• Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
• Data privacy compliance
• Corporate governance
• Process improvement

Location

• London, UK
• Remote

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1–3 years

Education Level

• English Law degree (LL.B / Senior Status Law)
• GDL/SQE/LPC
• Equivalent relevant paralegal qualification

Benefits

• Equity
• Competitive salary
• Employer pension contributions
• Private health insurance
• Hybrid work setup
• Company retreats and meetups

About the Company

• Valarian Technologies is a dual-use technology company building tools to address global security challenges.
• The company develops Acra, an infrastructure-agnostic secure enclave platform for protecting critical data.

Equal Opportunity

• Valarian Technologies Limited is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran, amnesty, or any other legally protected characteristic.