lupapets - General Counsel
Requirements
• Qualified solicitor or barrister with 7+ years PQE. English and Welsh qualification essential, US bar admission a strong advantage • Significant experience in technology, SaaS, or digital health law, ideally with in-house experience at a high-growth startup or scale-up • Deep knowledge of data privacy law including UK/EU GDPR and experience operationalising compliance in a product-led company • Commercial contract experience at pace. You have negotiated complex enterprise deals and know how to move quickly without creating unnecessary risk • Exposure to regulatory frameworks for AI or health tech products (nice to have) • Experience supporting a fundraising process at Series A, B, or beyond (nice to have) • Background at a top-tier law firm before moving in-house (nice to have) • As a person, you: • Are a pragmatic, commercially minded lawyer. Your job is to help the business move fast safely, not to find reasons to slow things down • Are comfortable being the only lawyer in the room and making confident calls with incomplete information • Build trust quickly across a business, from engineers who need a quick data handling answer to the CEO who needs a board-ready governance opinion • Are genuinely excited by the intersection of AI, health tech, and regulation. This space is moving fast and you want to be at the front of it • Are excited to work in-person from our Paddington, London HQ • Value working with people who are kind, ambitious, and pragmatic • What does success look like in 6 months? • The legal function exists. Contracts are standardised, compliance frameworks are in place, and the business is no longer making it up as it goes • You are a trusted voice at the leadership table, pulled into strategic decisions early rather than brought in to review at the end • The US expansion has legal infrastructure behind it. Entity structure, contracts, employment, and privacy are all covered
Responsibilities
• Be Lupa's first in-house legal hire, building the legal function from scratch and owning everything from commercial contracts to regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions • Own and negotiate all commercial agreements including enterprise SaaS contracts, partner deals, vendor agreements, and everything in between, moving at the pace the business demands • Lead data privacy and security compliance across UK GDPR, EU GDPR, and US state privacy laws as we expand internationally • Navigate the regulatory landscape for AI-powered clinical tools in veterinary and adjacent healthcare markets across the UK, EU, and US • Support the board and leadership on corporate governance, equity matters, and future fundraising processes • Manage employment law across an increasingly international team including UK, US, and other jurisdictions as we scale • Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure our AI features are built and deployed compliantly, from data handling to clinical liability • Own IP strategy, protecting what we build and making sure we are not infringing on what others have built • Build relationships with external counsel and manage those relationships commercially and strategically
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