Junior Legal Counsel

Story Terrace Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech firm is seeking a qualified legal professional to join their London team. This role offers the chance to work across various business functions and play a crucial part in supporting commercial growth and navigating legal challenges as the company scales. With competitive compensation and a collaborative culture, this position is ideal for someone looking to make an impact in a fast-growing environment.

Benefits

Private healthcare

25 days’ holiday

Bike to work scheme

Electric vehicle car scheme

Private pension

£100/year towards physical challenge

Learning and development support

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with experience in fintech or insurance sectors.
• Strong drafting and negotiating capabilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with credit insurance contracts and regulatory frameworks preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts including NDAs.
• Assist with legal reviews for product suite across multiple markets.
• Collaborate with teams on legal queries and manage legal documentation.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Proactivity

Commercial mindset

Legal technology interest

Education

Qualified solicitor or legal executive in the UK

1-3 years post-qualification experience

Job description

About us:

• We’re a specialist fintech transforming B2B credit insurance (website)
• Named as the #1 fastest-growing insurtech and #19 fastest-growing startup in the Sifted 100forUK & Ireland, listed among Europe’s B2B SaaS Rising 100, and featured in Capsule’s Scale-Up 50
• We’re backed by leading European and American VCs, including Dawn Capital and Octopus Ventures

• Founded in 2020, we serve some of the world’s largest companies across UK, Europe and North America

• We’re a fast-growing team of 40+, based in the UK (London HQ) and US (Dallas, New York)

About the role:

We’re looking for a highly motivated and driven individual to join our Legal function at Bondaval. You’ll be embedded at the core of our commercial and operational activity — playing a key role in supporting strategic partnerships, enabling product and commercial growth, and helping us navigate legal and regulatory matters with confidence as we scale.

You’ll work cross-functionally with teams across the business and have regular access to senior leadership, giving you a front-row seat to decision-making in a high-growth MGA environment.

We’re looking for someone who is curious, collaborative, and ready to take ownership of meaningful projects from day one. The role is based in London, with a global remit supporting our activities across the UK, Europe, and North America.

Responsibilities:

• Contract Drafting & Review: Support the negotiation, drafting, and updating of commercial contracts, including TOBAs, policy documents, NDAs, and supplier contracts.
• Product & Regulatory Support: Assist with legal reviews for our product suite across all markets—including support for new market entries—and monitor regulatory developments that may impact our operations or product delivery.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with internal teams to advise on legal queries and coordinate with external counsel to support legal and regulatory matters.
• Documentation & Process Management: Maintain a centralised contracts library, track key legal milestones, and support standardisation and version control across legal documentation.
• Legal Tech & Efficiency: Contribute to the adoption and optimisation of legal technology tools—including AI-assisted contract review and legal process automation—to enhance efficiency, reduce manual workload, and support scalable growth.

You might be a good fit if…

• Qualifications and experience:
• • Qualified solicitor or legal executive in the UK
  • 1–3 years post-qualification experience, ideally in a law firm or in-house legal team within the financial services (incl. fintech) or insurance (incl. insurtech) sectors.
  • Familiarity with credit insurance contracts and regulatory frameworks is highly desirable
• Skills and attributes:
• • Excellent drafting and negotiation skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Proactive, commercially-minded, and able to balance legal risk with business pragmatism.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple stakeholders.
  • Great at balancing competing priorities, remaining organised and calm
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Interest in legal technology and using tools such as AI to optimise workflow
  • Able to work independently, escalating questions or issues as required

Logistics:

• Compensation: Based on experience
• Employment type: Permanent
• Employee share option pool: Available - you will earn a stake in the company you are helping to build
• Location: Hybrid, 3-days a week in our London office (office on Bermondsey Street, 5-minute walk from London Bridge Station)

Company benefits:

• Private healthcare
• 25 days’ holiday
• Bike to work scheme
• Electric vehicle car scheme
• Private pension
• £100/year towards physical challenge of choice
• Learning and development support