Legal Counsel in London

Attio is the CRM built for the AI era. Designed for the most ambitious go-to-market teams, it gives companies the power to understand every customer, automate at scale, and build their go-to-market motion exactly as they need. We hire builders who thrive on complex technical challenges, hold themselves to a high bar, and genuinely care about delighting the people who use what they build.

About the role

Our Legal & Compliance team exists to help the business move fast — with clarity, confidence, and the right level of risk. We see Legal as an enabler: partnering closely across the company to support growth, navigate complexity, and build pragmatic frameworks that scale with us as we expand globally. This role sits at the heart of that mission as a Legal Counsel. You’ll work across the business on everything from commercial contracts and product launches to corporate transactions and compliance, providing clear, actionable guidance that helps teams make decisions and keep momentum.

What you'll do

• Enable commercial velocity: Efficiently draft, review, and negotiate sales contracts, reducing friction in the sales cycle while protecting Attio’s interests.
• Provide pragmatic, business‑first guidance: Support teams across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and People with clear, actionable legal advice that keeps momentum high.
• Ensure global compliance: Proactively support compliance across data protection, AI, employment, and corporate requirements as we expand our products, enter new markets or regions.
• Support governance, equity, and fundraising: Contribute to company secretarial duties, equity plan management, and ensure ongoing readiness for fundraising and due diligence.
• Simplify complexity and build for scale: Translate legal complexity into clear guidance, while building processes, playbooks, and tools that improve speed and consistency.

What you’ll bring

• Strong legal grounding: ~ 3PQE UK‑qualified lawyer with experience obtained across both UK and international settings (particularly the US and Europe).
• Startup or scale‑up experience: You’ve worked in‑house (or closely with) a fast‑moving tech company and understand how to operate in ambiguity.
• Technical and AI fluency: You have a strong interest in leveraging AI and modern tooling to improve legal, and can help the business understand and safely adopt new technologies.
• Commercial instinct: Confident drafting and negotiating SaaS agreements, NDAs, procurement and commercial agreements, with the judgment to balance risk and progress.
• Generalist capability: Comfortable with a varied workload, including in areas such as data protection, technology, employment, and corporate matters.
• Ownership mindset: You take responsibility end‑to‑end and follow things through, without needing close direction.
• High energy and bias for action: You move with urgency, lean into problems, and are equally comfortable in the detail as you are high‑level strategic advice.
• Clear and pragmatic communication: You break down complex legal concepts into simple, actionable guidance — making it easy for teams to understand, decide, and move forward.

What we offer

• Competitive salary of £90,000 - £110,000
• Equity in an early‑stage tech company on an incredible trajectory
• Private medical insurance through AXA
• Pension contribution through Hargreaves Lansdown
• Enhanced family leave
• Team off‑site in fun places!

What does the hiring process look like?

• Initial Conversations: 30‑minute introductory call with a member of our Talent team, 45‑minute conversation with our Director of Legal & Compliance
• Core Interviews: 30‑minute Impact & Alignment interview with our VP Sales, 60‑minute in‑person workshop with our Director of Legal & Compliance and Chief of Staff
• Final Stage: 30‑minute closing conversation with our CEO, Optional team meet‑and‑greet (on request)