Legal Counsel

Salary: £60,000 – £78,000 per year

Our client, a leading global payments company in London are looking to recruit a Legal Counsel.

As the in-house legal counsel, you will draft and negotiate client, issuer and supplier agreements whilst supporting the team to develop new processes and procedures to improve efficiencies. On offer is the opportunity to join a dynamic fintech organisation, develop your career and further strengthen your legal and commercial skills.

Responsibilities will include:

* Assisting with the provision of practical, risk-weighted legal guidance, advice and support on a wide range of legal matters to teams and individuals across the company, including but not limited to: data protection regulation, PCIDSS, international regulation, confidentiality, IP, privacy and data security matters impacting the business globally.

* Drafting, negotiating and managing the end to end process of a variety of commercial contracts including but not limited to: Card Processing Agreements, Issuer Agreements, NDAs, Data Sharing/Processing Agreements, Partner Referral Agreements, Strategic Partner Agreements, Consultancy Agreements and Supplier Agreements

* Drafting legal templates where necessary and creating efficient legal processes.

* Working with the broader team to share information about the regulatory environment to facilitate efficient and transparent legal support across the business.

* Providing legal and strategic business guidance to business units and management on all commercial matters.

* Providing clarification on legal language or specifications as necessary, particularly in relation to GDPR, data protection and information security.

* Providing ad hoc training on relevant legal developments and topics as needed.

Skills, Ability and Experience

Required

* UK qualified lawyer at top city firm with 1 to 2 years PQE.

* Firm understanding of data security regulations as it relates to the processing of personally identifiable information.

* Comfortable with creating templates and setting up processes independently.

* Sound legal and practical business judgment.

* Superb contract drafting skills and meticulous attention to detail.

* Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

* Ability to manage a high volume of projects while meeting tight deadlines.

* Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively.

This a great opportunity to join a sucessful and forward thinking company