
Legl is a modular, all-in-one, cloud-based SaaS platform that empowers modern law firms to manage risk, compliance, and client operations more effectively. Our award-winning client lifecycle management solution streamlines client-facing business processes; from onboarding and payments to compliance while centralising critical data to provide a single source of truth. Legl brings together all aspects of risk and compliance in one place, including KYC, KYB, AML checks, source of funds verification, and screening workflows. With a flexible and customisable platform, firms can adopt a consistent, firm-wide approach while accommodating the specific needs of individual teams and departments. Trusted by over 400 law firms, including 40 of the UK’s Top 200, Legl helps digitise every stage of the client lifecycle. Integrated compliance tools and digital payment modules enable firms to better assess and manage client risk, improve cash flow, and unlock operational efficiencies; ultimately allowing legal professionals to focus on delivering exceptional client experiences. We’re on a mission to transform how law firms work - simplifying operations, enhancing compliance, and helping firms thrive in an increasingly digital and regulated environment.

Legl is a modular, all-in-one, cloud-based SaaS platform that empowers modern law firms to manage risk, compliance, and client operations more effectively. Our award-winning client lifecycle management solution streamlines client-facing business processes; from onboarding and payments to compliance while centralising critical data to provide a single source of truth. Legl brings together all aspects of risk and compliance in one place, including KYC, KYB, AML checks, source of funds verification, and screening workflows. With a flexible and customisable platform, firms can adopt a consistent, firm-wide approach while accommodating the specific needs of individual teams and departments. Trusted by over 400 law firms, including 40 of the UK’s Top 200, Legl helps digitise every stage of the client lifecycle. Integrated compliance tools and digital payment modules enable firms to better assess and manage client risk, improve cash flow, and unlock operational efficiencies; ultimately allowing legal professionals to focus on delivering exceptional client experiences. We’re on a mission to transform how law firms work - simplifying operations, enhancing compliance, and helping firms thrive in an increasingly digital and regulated environment.
Founded: 2019 by Julia Salasky
Product: Modular, cloud-based SaaS for law firms — client lifecycle, KYC/KYB/AML, compliance and payments
Customers: Trusted by 400+ (450+ reported) UK law firms, including 40 of the UK Top 200
Funding: $25M disclosed across Series A ($7M) and Series B ($18M)
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Risk and compliance management, client onboarding and operations for law firms, including KYC/KYB/AML screening and payments.
2019
Software Development
7000000 USD
Series A led by Octopus Ventures; participation from Backed, Samaipata, First Round Capital and angel investors (including named angels).
18000000 USD
Series B raised as an up round; existing investor Octopus Ventures participated and Crunchbase lists Hedosophia among lead investors.
“Backed by institutional VCs including Octopus Ventures and Hedosophia, with participation from early-stage investors and angel backers.”
Legl is a fast-growing, B2B regtech/fintech platform with a mission to bring the legal industry into the 21st century. We’re backed by some of the best venture investors in Europe ( Series B ) and we are scaling quickly on our next phase of growth. Our mission is to make legal services work better for law firms and their clients. Since launching just over 4 years ago, we’re proud to partner with over 400 law firms, including 40 of the UK’s top 200, and some of their regulated clients as well. The Legl team is agile, ambitious, and collaborative. We’re not an environment that suits everyone - we thrive on breaking down problems to their essence, understanding the customer, making decisions quickly, and the mindset that every day matters. For the right individuals, this is an opportunity to thrive, be rewarded, and work on exciting, impactful projects alongside talented, like-minded people, while learning and developing at a fast pace. VP Engineering at Legl is a critical role, reporting to the CTO and responsible for translating our technology strategy into operational excellence. You'll lead our engineering team through a transformative period as we embrace AI-native development practices and AI technologies in our platform. Working closely with Product, Design, and the executive team, you'll ensure we deliver robust, scalable solutions that delight our customers while maintaining the velocity and innovation of a fast-growing startup. We're a remote-first company with an office in Holborn. Given the collaborative nature of this role, we expect you to be in the office at least once a week, with flexibility to increase this based on business needs. - : Translating our technology strategy into clear roadmaps and priorities, ensuring successful execution across all engineering initiatives while maintaining high standards for quality and reliability. - y: Accountable for the effectiveness of our product development process, ensuring teams consistently deliver value to customers on time and with quality. - : Clearly and effectively communicating engineering plans, priorities, and progress with senior stakeholders across the business, ensuring alignment and transparency. - Championing the adoption of AI-native ways of working, fundamentally changing how we build software. - : Prioritising our platform roadmap, ensuring our technical foundation scales with our business growth. - : Translating regulatory requirements into practical engineering solutions, and supporting our teams in building secure, compliant systems that earn customer trust. - : Enabling teams to work effectively, promoting improvements to how we work, and nurturing a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and pragmatic innovation. - : Managing and developing senior engineering talent, while providing indirect leadership to the entire engineering organisation. - Technically exceptional with the ability to engage deeply on architecture decisions, code reviews, and technical trade-offs - you'll command respect from a strong engineering team. - Proven track record of leading engineering teams in B2B SaaS environments, with significant experience in startup or scale-up settings. - Strategic mindset with exceptional execution skills - you can think long-term while ensuring teams deliver value incrementally and consistently. - Experience scaling engineering organisations and platforms, including making difficult prioritisation decisions between features, technical debt, and platform investments. - Daily user of AI tools in your own work - you should be passionate about how AI can transform software development. - Strong communicator who can translate technical complexity into business impact, working effectively with non-technical stakeholders. - Data-driven in your approach to software development, using insight to make informed decisions and drive continuous improvement. - Hands-on when needed - while this is a leadership role, you're comfortable diving into technical details, prototyping solutions, or debugging complex issues alongside your team. - Experience with modern software development practices including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and DevOps principles. - Bonus: Experience in regulated industries or with security/compliance requirements in a B2B context. : - We all share in Legl’s success. Everyone at Legl receives a . - to spend on anything which contributes to you being your best self - Access to - to prioritise your continued development. - We love to get together regularly: from to - An opportunity to join a At Legl, we believe that diversity drives innovation and success. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. By embracing diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences, we strengthen our ability to deliver meaningful solutions. We actively encourage applications from individuals of underrepresented communities and are dedicated to creating a workplace where all voices are heard, valued, and respected.