Legal Counsel

**ABOUT TIDE**:
At Tide, we are building a business management platform designed to save small businesses time and money. We provide our members with business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of connected administrative solutions from invoicing to accounting.

Launched in 2017, Tide is now used by over **1 million small businesses** across the world and is available to UK, Indian and German SMEs. Headquartered in central London, with offices in Sofia, Hyderabad, Delhi, Berlin and Belgrade, Tide employs over 2,000 employees.

Tide is rapidly growing, expanding into new products and markets and always looking for passionate and driven people. Join us in our mission to empower small businesses and help them save time and money.

**ABOUT THE TEAM**:
We are a close-knit team of 12 lawyers based in the UK, Germany, India, and Bulgaria. We are one of the most cross-functional teams in the company, helping Tideans accomplish their goals, grow the company, and stay compliant. Each team member is a true owner and has a huge impact every day.

We place a lot of emphasis on team collaboration, honesty, and support. We seek to make all new joiners feel part of Team Legal from day one. We're looking for an individual who'll not only fit into that team, but will bring new ideas, challenge us, and leave a lasting mark.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
As Legal Counsel (India), you'll play a pivotal role in supporting our growth through expert legal guidance. You will:

- Provide legal advice to stakeholders across Tide on a variety of general queries relating to commercial, operational and employment topics, with guidance from senior lawyers or external counsel where needed.
- Draft, negotiate and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements—primarily key vendor and partnership contracts—ensuring they are strategically aligned, risk-aware, and commercially sound.
- Assist with reviewing new products and features and help draft standard product documentation, including customer terms, policies, and customer-facing communications, under supervision from senior colleagues.
- Be up-to-date with relevant legal developments and industry trends that may impact Tide's contractual obligations or business model.
- Managing contract processes, implementing best practices for efficiency, ensuring consistency across agreements, and overseeing contract allocation and distribution.
- Supporting with the development of templates, playbooks, and internal training to enhance the efficiency and legal literacy of internal stakeholders. leveraging internal tools (e.g., Confluence) to drive adoption and success.

This high-impact role requires strong stakeholder management, sound commercial judgment, good interpretation skills and the ability to operate both autonomously and collaboratively. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, offering pragmatic, business-enabling legal advice.

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**WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR**:

- You are a qualified lawyer with 3-5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in Indian law, ideally gained in-house or at a firm supporting fast-moving businesses.
- You have strong core contract skills — drafting, negotiating, and managing a wide range of commercial agreements — and are confident navigating key clauses such as indemnities, limitations of liability, and termination rights.
- You bring a practical, business-minded approach to legal advice, helping a wide range of stakeholders make informed decisions that balance legal risk with commercial or operational priorities.
- Your experience spans multiple legal areas, including employment, commercial, and operational issues — from reviewing vendor agreements to advising on HR matters or internal processes.
- You're comfortable operating in ambiguity and switching gears between different types of legal work. You're adaptable, proactive, and able to manage competing priorities with mínimal supervision.
- You're a clear communicator who can simplify legal concepts for non-lawyers and build trusted relationships across a business.
- You're also eager to learn — whether it's new areas of law, regulatory developments, or how the business works — and actively seek opportunities to grow your skills and take on new challenges.

**WHAT YOU'LL GET IN RETURN**:

- Competitive salary
- Self & family health insurance
- Term & life insurance
- OPD benefits
- Mental wellbeing through Plumm
- Learning & development budget
- WFH setup allowance
- 25 days annual leave
- Family & friendly leave

**TIDE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE**:
At Tide, we believe that we can only succeed if we let our differences enrich our culture. Our Tideans come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. We consider everyone irrespective of their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity or differently-abled status. We celebrate diversity in our workforce as a cornerstone of our success.