Codat
Legal Counsel
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About Codat
Codat is an advisory intelligence solution purpose-built for modern commercial banking. Through rich, specialized data, forward-looking insights, and integrated workflows, Codat empowers banking teams to deepen their relationships, grow their revenue, and simplify their day-to-day work.
Founded in 2017 and backed by JPMorgan, PayPal, Amex, Plaid, and Shopify, Codat has successfully powered over 350,000 connections to business customers’ financial systems — and is trusted by industry leaders to turn scattered information into actionable, strategic advantages in real time, every time.
The Role
We’re hiring a Senior Legal Counsel on a 16-month fixed-term contract. This is a hands-on, commercially focused role at the heart of how Codat does business.
You’ll lead technology contract negotiations with our UK, US, and Canadian financial institution clients - leading redlines, protecting deal velocity, and acting as a trusted GTM partner. Alongside commercial work, you will continue building out our AI-enabled legal infrastructure to transform how legal services are delivered at Codat.
Responsibilities
- Commercial contracting and ownership: draft, review, and negotiate SaaS agreements with financial institution clients across the UK, US, and Canada.
- GTM partnership: embed with the Sales and Account Management team - join customer calls, work to quarter-end timelines, and help Account Executives and Account Managers close deals at pace.
- AI enablement: create, implement, and manage AI solutions that scale the legal function and enable the business to self-serve routine requests.
- Product and partnership advice: Advise Product, Engineering, and GTM on new products, features, and partnerships - translating legal considerations into market-ready outcomes.
- BAU legal and compliance: Handle day-to-day legal queries across a range of topics (such as data protection and employment), in a practical, business-aligned way.
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What you’ll bring to the team
- Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with at least 4 years’ PQE, gained in private practice or in-house.
- Demonstrable hands-on experience negotiating enterprise SaaS terms/API agreements.
- Commercial instinct: you have worked in a sales-led environment, you understand the pipeline, and you are comfortable advising on commercial strategy, not just legal risk.
- AI-native: you have designed, built, and iterated on AI solutions (agents, automated review tools, intake systems) that allow the business to self-serve on routine work.
- Strong knowledge of data protection principles as they apply to a B2B SaaS context.
- Comfortable working autonomously at pace with minimal supervision. You are a clear, concise drafter who communicates in plain English and knows how to right-size advice.
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Nice to haves
- Experience advising on cross-border commercial contracts across the UK, US, and Canada.
- Experience negotiating contracts with banks or regulated financial institutions — you understand how their legal and procurement functions operate, the risk frameworks they work within, and how to reach agreement efficiently.
- Familiarity with the legal and regulatory considerations that come with serving regulated financial institution clients.
- In-house experience at a tech or fintech start-up or scale-up: you are comfortable with ambiguity, iterating quickly, and building processes where none exist.
Compensation Range
£95K - £120K
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