Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

We're seeking a UK-qualified Legal Counsel to be the second UK hire to scale Quince’s UK and EU presence and help shape how the legal function supports the international business. You'll own matters and projects end-to-end and provide support across the full scope of the business, including commercial contracting, employment, logistics, IP, data protection, and product compliance.

This is a high-autonomy, foundational role for someone who is comfortable with ambiguity, makes sound judgments without established playbooks, and takes ownership from day one. You'll work directly with leaders and cross-functional partners across product, engineering, operations, HR, logistics, marketing, merchandising and customer service to launch and scale our UK and EU presence, build practical legal processes from scratch, and move priorities forward with a bias for action.

Critical to this role: you'll be hands-on, doing legal work directly rather than delegating to external counsel. You'll manage external relationships pragmatically, balancing specialist advice with cost efficiency. You'll say 'yes, and here's how' more often than 'no' - while protecting the business from material legal risk.

Generalist Legal

* Legal contact for UK and EU-based teams and issues * Provide strategic and day-to-day counsel across a range of commercial, regulatory, and operational matters * Key focus on scaling the UK business to new EU markets  * Escalate material legal issues to the Legal Director; own resolution of day-to-day matters independently * Horizon scanning for relevant UK and EU legislative updates

Employment

* Work with People Director to build UK and EU playbooks and policies.  * Support Legal and People Directors with onboarding, terminations, restructures, and performance issues across multiple jurisdictions * Support the Legal Director with employee-related inquiries, compliance and team growth in UK and planned EU offices * Help maintain awareness of emerging employment law changes in UK and target EU markets

Required:

* UK-qualified solicitor with 5+ years PQE (post-qualification experience) * Strong generalist background, ideally with top-tier law firm training and in-house experience at a high-growth, technology-led or retail company * Demonstrated ability to deliver pragmatic, commercial legal advice and operate independently with minimal supervision * Proven track record of owning legal projects end-to-end and building legal processes and frameworks from scratch * Comfortable working cross-functionally with business stakeholders, non-legal teams, and distributed teams * Proactive, business-minded, and hands-on with a strong bias toward execution and clarity * Ability to manage a high volume of work independently, prioritize effectively, and make sound legal judgments with incomplete information * Commercial pragmatism and comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment without established playbooks * Confidence using AI tools and incorporating AI to increase efficiencies in legal team delivery