Legal Counsel – In‑house (all genders)

About the role

Impossible Founders is building one of Europe’s most ambitious DeepTech venture platforms and needs its first in‑house legal hire. Reporting to the CFO/COO, you will create the legal foundation from scratch and act as the bridge between the company and external counsel.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement corporate structures for new ventures and investment activities.
• Advise on company formation, governance, shareholder arrangements, financing rounds and strategic transactions.
• Handle funding‑related and regulatory matters linked to public grants, research collaborations and innovation programmes.
• Draft and review minor commercial agreements and standard employment contracts.
• Build and maintain a curated roster of external lawyers across corporate, tax, employment, IP and public‑funding topics.
• Brief, scope and manage external law firms to ensure efficient use of specialist expertise.
• Prepare legal, regulatory and compliance documentation for auditors, tax advisors and other service providers.
• Provide day‑to‑day legal support to founders and venture teams, creating a scalable library of templates and frameworks.

Required profile

• First German State Examination in Law (Erstes Staatsexamen) completed.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in a start‑up, law firm, venture‑backed company, investment environment or public‑funding context.
• Strong background in corporate law with exposure to venture capital, tax, employment or public‑funding frameworks.
• Pragmatic, solution‑oriented mindset with the ability to judge when to involve specialists.
• Experience managing external law firms, advisors or auditors.
• Genuine interest in entrepreneurship, innovation and company building.

Required skills

• Corporate law
• Venture capital & startup law
• Tax law
• Employment law
• Public‑funding regulations

What we offer

• Opportunity to build the legal function from the ground up in a fast‑growing DeepTech environment.
• Close collaboration with founders, investors and external experts.
• Dynamic, mission‑driven culture focused on innovation.