Legal Counsel - UK

Overview

We're looking for a Legal Counsel to join our Regional Legal Team and help drive Bolt's ambitious growth in the UK while navigating a highly regulated landscape. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract. Location: London, United Kingdom.

The UK Legal Counsel will play a key role in supporting Bolt's operations in one of its most complex and highly regulated markets. This role involves providing strategic legal advice to business and other stakeholders, ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations, and mitigating legal risks while supporting the company's ambitious growth plans in the UK. The UK Legal Counsel will focus on managing various legal matters (commercial, employment, corporate, regulatory), maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, and ensuring effective risk management strategies are in place.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Operate with a high degree of autonomy in managing and resolving complex legal issues and projects, demonstrating strong ownership and advanced legal expertise.
• Provide expert legal advice on employment, commercial, and regulatory matters specific to the UK transportation and ride-hailing industry, ensuring compliance with local legislation.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier and partnership contracts, as well as draft and amend Terms and Conditions.
• Support UK market-specific initiatives by advising on product launches, marketing activities, and day-to-day operational matters.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (including Tax, Regulatory, Privacy, and others) to deliver cohesive, practical legal and compliance guidance.
• Monitor legislative developments and industry trends in the UK, support corporate governance for UK entities, and manage external legal counsel as required.

About you

• You are a UK-qualified legal counsel with at least 3 years of post-qualification experience (PQE).
• You are a generalist lawyer with strong expertise in UK employment and commercial law, ideally gained in platform-based, technology, transportation, or ride-hailing businesses; corporate law knowledge is a strong advantage.
• You bring excellent drafting and negotiation skills, delivering practical, commercially sound legal solutions.
• You demonstrate solid business acumen and can effectively balance commercial priorities with legal risk.
• You have a proven ability to work autonomously on complex legal matters while managing multiple stakeholders.
• You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments and communicate effectively to build strong relationships across diverse teams.
• Experience is great, but what we really look for is drive, intelligence, and integrity. So even if you don't tick every box, please consider applying if you feel you're the kind of person described above!

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