Legal Operations Analyst

Who are we?

Seedcamp is Europe's seed fund, identifying and investing early in world-class founders attacking large, global markets and solving real problems using technology. The Seedcamp Nation includes over 400 startups building breakout businesses that change the way people live, interact and buy and includes publicly listed UiPath, Wise alongside unicorns Revolut, Hopin, Sorare, Pleo, and wefox.

Seedcamp fast-tracks a founder's vision and creates value through immediate access to smart capital, a lifelong community of support, and a global network built upon more than a decade's experience backing exceptional talent.

Our founders, mentors, Experts in Residence, Venture Partners, and core team all make up the Seedcamp Nation, a powerful and fully-functioning support network, micro-economy and peer-to-peer learning platform.

This role sits in our Engine team, the backbone of Seedcamp, ensuring everything from legal to finance is in perfect order, to enable the fund to operate at its best.

What will you be involved in?

The role's primary purpose is to make our legal capability the true embodiment of best in class, focusing on optimising processes and turbocharging efficiency. This involves:

• Assisting in the administration and negotiation/drafting and reviewing of legal investment documentation across multiple jurisdictions; including a.o. shareholders agreements, term sheets, articles, SPAs, due diligence documentation and employment contracts.
• Managing investment timelines and ensuring documents are executed and signed on time and in accordance with internal and regulatory processes.
• Creating a procedure for and managing legal input in the investment process and updating / improving our process management systems.
• Supporting and tracking the legal process for investments into portfolio companies from start to completion and post-closing matters.
• Administration of regulatory reporting information following completion of an investment.
• Supporting our Engine division (Finance, Accounting, Legal and Compliance) on legal tasks where necessary.

Who are you?

We prize intellectual curiosity, raw initiative, and a collaborative spirit. As our Legal Operations Analyst, you will be at the centre of the Engine, helping Seedcamp drive forward and operate at its most efficient.

• Are passionate about streamlining and optimising best practices across our legal flows and processes to help us scale.
• Are an excellent problem solver, self starter and have an analytical mind.
• Process-driven, super organised and have incredible attention to detail.
• Interested in legal tech and tech-savvy.
• Demonstrate operational excellence and ensure quality and integrity in everything that you do.

What we're looking for:

• You have solid experience (min 1-2 years) working in a legal environment as a lawyer, paralegal, contract manager or similar and are passionate for legal systems and processes. A degree in (UK/European) law is a plus but not required.
• A general understanding of and interest in startups, venture capital, or equity investments, although no need to have worked exactly in our part of the industry before - we welcome transferable skill sets and recognise that diverse working backgrounds make us stronger overall.
• Strong numerical skills and interest in the commercials and economics of transactions.
• Flexible, with the ability to adapt to changing environments quickly.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team and build relationships.

Deadline: 1st May 2022

How to apply

• Please visit https://seedcamp.com/legal-operations-analyst/ and submit your CV and answers to the following questions by 1st May 2022.
• Tell us about yourself and explain your interest in the role? (Please no more than 200 words)
• Which legal tech company would you recommend to scale and improve our internal processes?
• Why do you think you are a great fit for Seedcamp? (Please no more than 200 words)