Founding Counsel

Founding Counsel

Full-Time No working from home possible
Moritz

Moritz is a global AI-native law firm that will handles legal work with same day turnaround. Our lawyers have closed $ 3bn in deals with an average turnaround of 4-hours. No other law firm offers this kind of speed for complex deals.

We've raised $9m from by YC, 20VC and the founders of Dropbox, Gusto, Instacart, Reddit, Superhuman, Producthunt, HuggingFace and 15 other unicorn founders.

THE ROLE

We're looking for a founding counsel to join as a founding team member β€” not just as legal counsel, but as a core partner in shaping our product and growth in the US.

What you'll do

  • Act as a lead for our practice areas (commercial or corporate M&A) work and shaping product strategy and go-to-market approach
  • Own legal workstreams end to end: drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial or corporate documents
  • Build, test, and refine our US product from a legal perspective, evolving core templates and playbooks
  • Partner with the founding team to design scalable legal workflows that drive product adoption and growth
  • Provide strategic guidance on US commercial or corporate matters as we scale

What we're looking for

  • 4-8 years of experience at a law firm or in-house at a tech company or high-growth startup
  • Expert in commercial and/or corporate law, with deep experience drafting and negotiating contracts
  • Active license to practice law in the UK (non negotiable requirement)
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and excitement about building something new
  • Genuine interest in innovation, AI, and legal tech
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment

Compensation: Β£80k to Β£110k + equity + Β£37k bonus.

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Moritz

Contact Details:

Moritz Recruitment Team