Legal Assistant

Volunteer Legal Assistant (Remote)

Company: Armbrella LTD

🌍 Remote (UK)

📅 Duration: 3–6 months | 💼 Volunteer Role (Unpaid, with experience-building focus)

Company Description

Armbrella is a UK-based digital health and fitness platform on a mission to make wellness services accessible worldwide. Our platform connects individuals with certified professionals, offering personalised wellness journeys that include fitness, mental health support, and educational resources.

Users can join face-to-face, live, virtual or group sessions, participate in gamified challenges, and access affordable, expert-led wellness content. For wellness professionals, Armbrella provides tools to expand and monetise their services while reaching global audiences. Through a built-in social media community, we foster connection, motivation, and shared growth redefining inclusive and sustainable healthcare.

Role Description

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Volunteer Legal Assistant to join our growing team. This remote role is ideal for someone looking to gain practical experience in legal research, compliance, and documentation within a mission-driven digital health and wellness start-up.

You will assist with legal research, compliance documentation, intellectual property checks, and ensuring our content, marketing, and platform operations comply with relevant UK laws and regulations, particularly in the health and wellness tech sector. You will also support copyright and music licensing checks to ensure all audio used on the platform adheres to UK and international copyright laws.

This role generally involves a commitment of about 6–10 hours per week, with flexibility based on your schedule.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research on UK-specific laws relevant to digital health and wellness technology.
• Support GDPR compliance, including reviewing policies, data handling practices, and documentation.
• Assist in reviewing and drafting contracts, agreements, and internal legal documents.
• Review music licensing and copyright requirements for all audio and video content used on the platform, including checking for sync rights, royalty-free usage, commercial permissions, and any restrictions on music integration in digital content.
• Apply knowledge of copyright law as it relates to audio and digital media.
• Maintain organised legal files, compliance trackers, and version-controlled documents.
• Assist with due diligence, risk assessments, and internal audits.
• Support monitoring of regulatory updates affecting health and wellness platforms.
• Provide general administrative support for legal and compliance projects.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding or academic background in UK law (e.g., LLB, LLM, GDL, or similar)
• Interest or knowledge in health and wellness technology, digital platforms, or tech-sector regulations
• Familiarity with UK GDPR, data protection principles, and digital privacy best practices
• Understanding of copyright, licensing, and intellectual property rules for digital content
• Excellent organisation, research ability, and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information securely
• Prior legal, compliance, or administrative experience is a plus
• A proactive, self-driven mindset and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment

What You’ll Gain

🌟 Real-world legal experience in a global, fast-growing start-up

🌟 Flexible remote schedule

🌟 A certificate of completion and LinkedIn recommendation upon successful completion

🌟 The chance to make a meaningful impact by shaping a people-first culture in digital wellness

Note:

This is an unpaid volunteer position designed for professional learning and portfolio building. We request a weekly commitment of 6-10 hours per week (flexible scheduling).

How to Apply:

If you’re passionate about people and excited to help build the future of digital wellness, we’d love to hear from you!

📧 Please send your CV and a brief cover note to [email protected] with the subject line: Volunteer Legal Assistant – Your Name