Legal Counsel
- London, United Kingdom
Posted yesterday
About the role
We're making energy fair, clean, and simple for all using technology.
Octopus Energy started with a bold idea: to build Britain’s first truly digital energy supplier. By combining world-class tech with brilliant humans who care deeply about customers and driving the renewable energy transition, we made it happen and in 2025, we became Britain’s largest energy supplier.
Octopus Energy Group is a global energy transition collective. 10 businesses working across 4 continents to tackle energy transformation at nearly every front.
And we constantly push to make energy better. Tirelessly campaigning for fair protections for customers. And building innovative technologies that forge a path to a green energy system.
We’re made up of 10,000+ authentic, committed people working around the world on stuff you'd never expect. We're united by a shared goal: to drive the global green energy revolution. Read our Spotlight series to meet some of the team.
We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Legal Counsel to join the Octopus Energy Group Legal Team in London.
We’re a small, ambitious team of 8 advising on all legal aspects of our rapidly growing global business. We’re looking for a lawyer who can turn their hand to anything, and having a solid founding in corporate and/or commercial law with a desire to take ownership of broader matters will make you a great fit.
No two days are the same at Octopus Energy. This role offers a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on a wide range of legal matters, including M&As, Investments and other legal work where you can take ownership of your work from day one.
What you’ll do…
Lead Corporate & Governance Matters: This means supporting on M&A, acquisitions, equity investments, employee share schemes, and core corporate governance.
Draft & Negotiate Commercial Contracts: This means you’ll get to handle complex commercial agreements, including key partnerships, tech licensing, innovative trials, customer-facing terms, and vendor supply agreements.
Provide Pragmatic Advisory Support: We move fast as a business so our legal team has to move fast as well. You’ll offer fast, commercial advice across diverse day-to-day matters including data protection, IP management, competition, and general compliance.
Scale International Operations: You’ll support our global expansion efforts as we enter new international markets and establish new entities.
Manage External Counsel: You’ll work directly with our small panel of external law firms on high-value or specialist transactions, ensuring work aligns with our internal business goals.
Drive Business Strategy: You'll collaborate directly with senior business leaders across all functions, operating within our flat hierarchy. You love to work with all kinds of people - you’ve got no functional shoulder pads - it’s not ‘my team versus other teams’, it’s ‘we’re all working together to change the energy system globally, and I’ll lend anyone a hand’.
What you'll need...
To be fully qualified UK lawyer, we’re most interested in the “right” person, but as a guide, around 2-4 years PQE experience.
You’ll need solid founding in corporate and/or commercial law. In-house experience (or private practice with an in-house secondment) in a fast-paced environment is ideal.
You’ll need to be comfortable taking end-to-end ownership of projects with light supervision, taking the initiative to get involved in acquisition steps, and executing tasks independently.
You have a pragmatic, business-first approach to risk. You know how to unblock deals rather than just spot problems.
You'll need the ability to juggle competing deadlines, multi-task, and make firm decisions on legal queries in a fast-paced setting. You’re pretty good at managing your day, we’re only human, but generally you can juggle a few balls and focus on what’s important.
To be genuinely passionate for Octopus Energy’s mission and what we're doing here!
Why else you'll love it here
- Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were recently named the UK's top company to work for, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
- Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you, tell us what you care about, why Octopus feels right and most importantly, bring us the real you! Applying for jobs can be a bit scary so have a nose through some of our tips first\uD83D\uDE80
P.S. Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we’ll always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way, you’ll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at talent@octoenergy.com and we’d love to help!
Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!
Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.
Where necessary, we sometimes use AI tools to help with parts of our hiring process, like reviewing applications or assessing responses. We’re lucky to receive a huge amount of interest, so these tools help our recruiters manage that volume, not replace them. Ultimately, every hiring decision (for example, whether to progress your application or not) is always made by a real person in our Talent team. If you’d like to know more about how we use your data, you can reach out to us via email at talent@octoenergy.com. We’re happy to help!