In-House Legal Counsel

Financial Understanding: A good understanding of, amongst other things, commercial consumption models and the fundamental principles of revenue recognition. You will partner closely with our Commercial and Finance Teams to ensure our commercial agreements are structured to optimize revenue alignment.

Intellectual property: You’ll need a deep understanding of IP law. The Legal Team is responsible for safeguarding Huma's proprietary technologies, managing our global IP portfolio, and advising on IP ownership, licensing, and protection strategies within complex commercial agreements and cross-border collaborations.

Cross-Border Transactions: Direct experience managing multi-jurisdictional commercial agreements and analyzing cross-border legal risks.

Employment law: Experience drafting employment contracts, contractor agreements, and consultancy agreements, alongside providing general day-to-day employment law advice.

Company Secretarial & Companies House: Direct experience handling company secretarial duties, maintaining statutory registers, and managing mandatory filings and corporate submissions with Companies House.

Key responsibilities

Commercial Agreements

• Structure, draft, negotiate, and execute commercial (tech/AI) contracts across a global, multi-jurisdictional framework (NDAs, MOUs, MSAs, SOWs, Work Orders, etc.).
• Review partner, supplier, and customer agreements to establish clear contracts, mitigate liabilities, and manage international risk profile.
• Happily dive into ad-hoc legal tasks, regulatory research, and strategic corporate projects as needed.

People Team Support & Employment Law

• Draft, review, and update employment contracts, offer letters, company policies, and staff handbooks.
• Structure and negotiate robust contractor agreements and consultancy agreements to protect intellectual property and manage classification risks.
• Provide clear, practical, day-to-day legal advice to the People Team on employee relations, performance management, redundancies, and grievances.
• Manage and coordinate the response to any Employment Tribunal claims, including drafting response forms, gathering evidence, and instructing external counsel where necessary.

Company Secretarial & Corporate Governance

• Manage day-to-day company secretarial administrative duties for UK entities, ensuring strict adherence to statutory deadlines.
• Prepare and submit accurate and timely filings to Companies House, including confirmation statements, director appointments/resignations, and share allotments.
• Maintain and update statutory books, board minutes, and corporate records with high attention to detail.

Legal Infrastructure & Risk Management

• Contribute directly to developing, refining, and scaling Huma's internal legal infrastructure, playbooks, and template agreements.
• Creatively issue-spot and provide proactive, solution-oriented advice as Huma expands into new international ventures and partnerships.
• Ensure corporate structures, employment practices, and agreements align with local laws, data privacy standards, and global healthcare requirements.

Core competencies

• Resilience & Adaptability: Displays a strong ability to pivot, juggle multiple tasks smoothly, and move fast without sacrificing quality.
• "Roll-up-your-sleeves" attitude: We expect a very hard-working builder who is resourceful and views no project as too big or too small, and is prepared to work evenings and weekends when necessary.
• Ambitious & Driven: Highly focused on delivering value where it matters most to the business.
• Self-solver & Pragmatic: Resourceful problem solver who seeks practical answers through strong collaboration.
• Commercial Judgement: Excellent legal and business judgment with a demonstrated ability to balance strict legal requirements with strategic commercial goals.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and communicate legal and regulatory requirements clearly to non-legal stakeholders.