Org Blueprint
R-034HumanLegalP0 · CriticalPartial
General Counsel
Owns the company's legal posture — corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory, and acquisition matters.
GrowthAcquisition
Due-diligence relevance
Diligence will demand a clean contract repository, current cap table, and a defensible regulatory posture. A startup with no GC and only external counsel at acquisition triggers a 'transitional services' line on the deal sheet and usually a 30-day extension to close. Hiring a GC before Series B is one of the highest-leverage governance moves a CEO can make.
Responsibilities
- Corporate governance and board materials
- Commercial contracts (customer, vendor, partner)
- Employment and equity matters
- Regulatory strategy (GDPR, EU AI Act, DSA, sector-specific)
- M&A and financing legal lead
Inputs
- · CEO direction
- · Board direction
- · Regulatory developments
- · Deal flow
Outputs
- · Negotiated contracts
- · Compliance posture
- · M&A diligence response
Qualifications
- Qualified solicitor in EU + UK or US
- Tech-company experience, ideally regulated (AI, fintech, healthtech)
- Has run an M&A diligence response
KPIs
Contract turnaround timeOutside-counsel spend ratio