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Legal Counsel

Quince· Legal
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Hybrid (Berlin, Berlin; London, England; Madrid)full-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Legal Counsel to join as the second lawyer in Quince's International legal team, scaling Quince's UK and EU presence and supporting across commercial contracting, employment, logistics, IP, data protection and product compliance. High-autonomy, hands-on role working with cross-functional partners to build legal processes from scratch and advise on governance, policy, and regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

  • Legal contact for UK and EU-based teams and issues
  • Provide strategic and day-to-day counsel across a range of commercial, regulatory, and operational matters
  • Key focus on scaling the UK business to new EU markets
  • Escalate material legal issues to the Legal Director; own resolution of day-to-day matters independently
  • Horizon scanning for relevant UK and EU legislative updates
  • Work with People Director to build UK and EU playbooks and policies
  • Support Legal and People Directors with onboarding, terminations, restructures, and performance issues across multiple jurisdictions
  • Support the Legal Director with employee-related inquiries, compliance and team growth in UK and planned EU offices
  • Help maintain awareness of emerging employment law changes in UK and target EU markets
  • Advise on UK and EU GDPR, data subject rights, transfer mechanisms, and cookie compliance
  • Advise on marketing practices, pricing strategies, sustainability claims, and consumer protection regulation
  • Collaborate on privacy policies, terms of service, and consent flows
  • Assist Legal Director with interactions with UK and EU regulators and handling of data subject access requests and breach notifications
  • Ensure product claims, environmental claims, and sizing/sustainability representations comply with UK/EU standards
  • Advise on AI governance, responsible AI frameworks, and bias/fairness considerations in product and marketing
  • Support procurement and deployment of AI/ML tools; flag legal/compliance risks
  • Review technology platform contracts (SaaS, APIs, cloud, third-party data services)
  • Keep the business informed on emerging technology regulation (EU AI Act, UK AI frameworks)
  • Advise on intellectual property ownership and licensing of AI-generated content
  • Draft, review, and negotiate vendor contracts, logistics agreements, SaaS licenses, and supplier agreements end-to-end
  • Provide legal support for fulfillment operations (3PL, warehouse, distribution)
  • Manage external counsel relationships; handle simpler matters in-house to control costs
  • Ensure compliance with product labeling, environmental standards, and trade regulations; monitor compliance thresholds
  • Support supplier compliance and ESG commitments
  • Advise on UK and EU trademark registration, protection, and enforcement strategy
  • Support IP ownership documentation for software, designs, and AI-generated assets
  • Monitor and respond to IP infringement and counterfeiting issues
  • Work with operations and product teams on trademark compliance in packaging and marketing
  • Assist the Legal Director with pre-litigation matters, disputes, and inquiries
  • Liaise with outside counsel on specialist matters; manage costs
  • Establish and maintain risk register for UK/EU operations; flag emerging legal and regulatory risks

Qualifications

  • UK-qualified solicitor with 5+ years PQE (post-qualification experience)
  • Strong generalist background, ideally with top-tier law firm training and in-house experience at a high-growth, technology-led or retail company
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver pragmatic, commercial legal advice and operate independently with minimal supervision
  • Proven track record of owning legal projects end-to-end and building legal processes and frameworks from scratch
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally with business stakeholders, non-legal teams, and distributed teams
  • Proactive, business-minded, and hands-on with a strong bias toward execution and clarity
  • Ability to manage a high volume of work independently, prioritize effectively, and make sound legal judgments with incomplete information
  • Commercial pragmatism and comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment without established playbooks
  • Confidence using AI tools and incorporating AI to increase efficiencies in legal team delivery

Skills

Required:UK and EU regulatory complianceCommercial contractingData protection and privacy (GDPR)Employment law across UK/EU

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity and inclusive hiring practices
  • Accommodations for disabilities available on request (accommodation form provided)
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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