Moritz
Founding Counsel
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Moritz
Moritz is a global AI-native law firm that 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 — not just as legal counsel, but as a core partner in shaping our product and growth in the US.
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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
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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
£80k to £110k + equity + £37k bonus.
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