Legal Counsel in London

About Us

Diligent is the AI leader in governance risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners the C-Suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience, and make better decisions faster.

At Diligent, we are building the future with people who think boldly and move fast. Whether you are designing systems that leverage large language models or part of a team reimagining workflows with AI, you will help us unlock entirely new ways of working and thinking. Curiosity is in our DNA; we look for individuals willing to ask the big questions and experiment fearlessly - those who embrace change not as a challenge but as an opportunity. The future belongs to those who keep learning, and we are building it together. At Diligent, you are not just building the future - you are an agent of positive change joining a global community on a mission to make an impact.

Position Overview

Diligent is seeking a qualified lawyer for an in-house Legal Counsel position with an emphasis on drafting, negotiating, and structuring a wide range of commercial and technology agreements. The role will partner closely with global business stakeholders to support commercial objectives while managing legal risk. The ideal candidate is a proactive and business-minded lawyer with strong transactional experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced high-growth environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of domestic and international commercial agreements including SaaS/subscription agreements, technology licenses, partnership contracts, and data processing agreements.
• Act as a proactive legal partner to internal teams including Sales, Customer Success, Deal Desk, and Product providing pragmatic and solutions-oriented advice with a focus on transactions in the UK, Ireland, the Middle East, and Africa.
• Advise on legal issues related to product development, feature launches, and integrations.
• Ensure compliance with relevant global regulatory frameworks including data privacy, intellectual property, and emerging technology laws (e.g. EU Data Act, EU AI Act).
• Drive the continuous improvement of legal operations by revamping contract templates, updating playbooks, and implementing scalable processes.
• Provide timely legal support and sound business judgment on a variety of commercial matters to help the legal team achieve its key objectives.

Required Experience / Skills

• Qualified lawyer in England and Wales (or equivalent) with an active bar/SRA membership.
• 3-5 years of post-qualification experience with in-house experience at a SaaS company being strongly preferred.
• Demonstrable experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial and technology contracts with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of legal frameworks governing the technology sector, particularly data privacy laws (EU GDPR), intellectual property, and emerging technology laws (e.g. EU AI Act, EU Data Act).
• A highly motivated and strategic professional who thrives in a fast-paced high-volume environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across all levels of a global business.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Outlook).

Additional highly desirable skills and experience include:

• Fluency in additional languages, particularly Arabic.
• Experience with quarterly SaaS sales cycles.
• Experience advising on product development and AI-related legal matters.

What Diligent Offers You

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be done differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients.
• We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting-free days, generous time-off policy, and wellness programmes to name a few.
• We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
• Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining, and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.
• Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights, and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable, and better place.

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, Singapore, and Sydney. To foster strong collaboration and connection, this role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our Diligent office locations, you will be expected to work onsite at least 50% of the time. We believe that in-person engagement helps drive innovation, teamwork, and a strong sense of community.

We are a drug-free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including but not limited to cancer-related or HIV/AIDS-related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law. Diligent also considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job-application procedures.