Lawyer

Lowell Financial Services GmbH; Colton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Flexible benefits

Hybrid working

Free onsite parking

Holiday entitlement

Life assurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Employee networks

Job summary

Lowell is seeking a commercially minded Lawyer to join our Legal team at Thorpe Park, Leeds, with hybrid working and flexible arrangements. You will work alongside the UK Legal Director and Senior Lawyer to provide practical, clear legal advice on a wide range of commercial matters.

You will draft, review and negotiate contracts, balance legal risk with commercial objectives, and help shape business initiatives while building trusted relationships across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister in England & Wales or Scotland with commercial experience.
• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Strong understanding of commercial law.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Proactive, risk-aware with strong judgement and ability to handle a varied workload.
• Experience in financial services or regulated sectors beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, easy-to-understand legal advice across commercial matters.
• Support business initiatives and shape key deals and agreements.
• Negotiate important contracts and manage legal risk.
• Collaborate with UK Legal Director and Senior Lawyer to influence business decisions.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Attention to detail

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Qualified Solicitor or Barrister in England & Wales or Scotland

Job description

Summary

Job Description

Lawyer

Location: Thorpe Park, Leeds, Hybrid working, Flexible working available.

We're looking for a commercially minded Lawyer to join our Legal team and play a key role in supporting Lowell's continued growth and success. Working alongside the UK Legal Director and Senior Lawyer, you'll build strong relationships across the business, providing practical, easy-to-understand legal advice on a wide variety of commercial matters. You'll help shape and support business initiatives, negotiate important agreements, manage legal risk and provide guidance that helps colleagues make informed decisions. This is an opportunity to work on varied and interesting legal challenges in a collaborative environment where your expertise will have a real impact on the business.

What we need from you:

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister in England & Wales or Scotland, with experience providing commercial legal advice in a business environment.
• Proven expertise in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts while balancing legal risk with commercial objectives.
• Strong understanding of commercial law and the ability to provide clear, pragmatic advice that helps colleagues make informed business decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of an organisation.
• A proactive, risk-aware approach with strong judgement, attention to detail and the ability to manage a varied workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working within financial services, consumer finance or another regulated sector would be beneficial, as would exposure to data protection, technology, intellectual property and outsourcing matters.

If you're excited about this role but don't meet every requirement - don't worry, still apply. Your unique perspective could be just what we're looking for.

What you'll get:

• A discretionary annual bonus to reward your impact
• 3% flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle, whether that's extra cash, more holiday, or added health cover.
• Hybrid working for the best of both worlds-collaboration and focus.
• Free onsite parking , saving you time and money.
• Recharge and refresh opportunities with 28 days of holiday plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to five more-giving you more time for what matters most.
• Peace of mind with life assurance that supports your loved ones, no matter what.
• A culture that celebrates you and supports your wellbeing - with recognition awards, access to on-site gym facilities, and a variety of wellbeing initiatives offered throughout the year to help you stay balanced, resilient and feeling your best.
• Encouragement to be your authentic self at work by joining one of our vibrant employee networks - like Rise (Gender), Proud (LGBTQIA+), Culture, or Spark (Neurodiversity & Disability) - and connect with a community that celebrates and supports you.

So, who are we?

We're on a mission to make credit work better for all.

We buy debt from lots of different companies in all kinds of sectors. We treat people with dignity, helping customers pay off their Lowell debt in practical and affordable ways.

According to The Sunday Times, we're one of the best places to work in the UK, (we're proud to be on their 'Best Places to Work' list for the third year running). Why? Because of the people who work here. Warm, welcoming, and super-talented. It's our people that make us great.

We celebrate and share success, learn from failure, embrace change, and savour challenge.

Join us and from day one you'll have a voice in one of the most dynamic companies in the UK finance sector. Our new colleagues tell us they love the support we give them and the recognition they receive for a job well done. And wherever you are in Lowell, you'll be making a difference to the lives of millions of people going through tough times.

Ready to join us?

At Lowell, we're committed to helping you grow-both personally and professionally. We provide the tools, support, and opportunities you need to shape your career and thrive.

We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences. Whatever your identity - culture, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, or disability - if you're passionate about making credit work better for everyone, we'd love to hear from you. Our strength lies in our people, and we're proud to build inclusive teams supported by benefits that help everyone succeed.

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