Legal Counsel

APEXX Global; Farringdon; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Global health insurance

Life insurance & critical illness

Enhanced family leave

Learning & growth

Work from anywhere up to 90 days

Job summary

APEXX is seeking a Legal Counsel to join its Legal & Compliance team in London, offering hybrid work (3 days in office, 2 from home). You will partner with the General Counsel to provide practical advice across commercial, regulatory, data protection, and employment matters for a fast-growing fintech.

The role involves drafting and negotiating complex agreements, guiding business decisions, training staff, and identifying risks as the company expands internationally.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 1-2+ years PQE, fintech/startups experience.
• Ability to assess and mitigate legal risks with commercial focus.
• Strong communication with stakeholders across business units.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a range of complex commercial agreements.
• Providing legal and strategic advice on regulatory, contracts, and data protection.
• Supporting commercial teams in discussions with customers and partners.
• Identifying legal/regulatory risks with new products and markets.
• Helping to prepare and deliver training on legal issues.
• Continuously improving operating practices and processes.

Skills

Qualified lawyer (1-2+ PQE)

Commercial contracts negotiation

Regulatory awareness

Stakeholder communication

Education

Law degree / Legal qualification

Job description

Job Title: Legal Counsel. Reporting to: General Counsel. Location: London - Hybrid-Working: 3 days in office, 2 days from home.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

APEXX is pioneering payment orchestration, transforming the global payments landscape with cutting-edge technology and innovation. As a leader in Fintech, we're committed to excellence, driving forward-thinking solutions that empower businesses worldwide.

We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join APEXX’s Legal & Compliance team, providing front-line guidance and support across all areas of the business. You will work closely with our General Counsel and wider business to support a broad range of commercial and legal matters, gaining significant exposure to the day to day operations of a fast-paced, international FinTech. This is a generalist role offering a high level of commercial involvement.

WHAT YOU’LL DOING:

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role supporting the General Counsel with several key elements including:

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a range of complex commercial agreements
• Delivering legal and strategic advice to different areas of the business on a variety of matters ranging from financial regulation and the payments ecosystem, contracts, negotiations, documentation, client issues, employment, compliance, IP, IT, marketing and data protection
• Supporting the commercial teams and wider business in discussions with customers, partners and suppliers
• Identifying legal and regulatory risks related to the introduction of new products and expansion into new markets
• Helping to identify, prepare and deliver training to the business on relevant legal and commercial issues
• Delivering continuous improvement in operating practices and processes, identifying inefficiencies and improvement

ABOUT YOU:

• You’ve done this before: You’ll be a qualified lawyer with some post qualification experience (1-2+ years PQE) ideally working within Startups, FinTech or Payments.
• You have sound judgement: The ability to provide sound legal advice and exercise good business judgement and to promptly identify, analyse and mitigate risks and issues within the business while maximising commercial opportunities.
• You think creatively: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to confidently work with stakeholders across the business to achieve objectives.
• You communicate effectively: Communication is key to the role including being able to advise stakeholders across all parts of the business on challenging legal issues in layman’s terms.
• You have passion and drive: The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a high level of competing tasks and tight deadlines and to be adaptable, coping with change quickly.
• You’re in the detail: Thoroughness and accuracy are pivotal to your role including in drafting, advising on, and negotiating commercial agreements and researching legal issues.
• You lead from the front: This is a hands-on role, and you will be expected to handle significant and complex legal matters and provide direction across the business, including to senior level stakeholders.

GREAT TO HAVE:

• You know our domain: Expertise and experience in financial services particularly regulation and licensing processes for the payments industry, with the ability to keep up to date with and share relevant legal and market developments.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Great people deserve great rewards. We believe in recognising the impact you make with competitive compensation and benefits that support you both at work and beyond.

Whether it's taking time to recharge, looking after your health, working from somewhere new, or investing in your growth, we've built a benefits package designed to help you thrive, because when our people do well, so does APEXX.

• Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive salaries that recognise your skills, experience, and the impact you make.
• Generous Time Off: Take the time you need to rest and recharge with annual leave, public holidays, and wellbeing-focused time away from work.
• Work From Anywhere: Enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from eligible locations for up to 90 days per year, subject to our Work From Anywhere policy.*
• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Your wellbeing matters. We provide comprehensive health insurance which includes optical & dental to help support you when it matters most.
• Life Insurance & Critical Illness Protection: Additional protection for you and your loved ones when it’s needed most.
• Enhanced Family Leave: Supporting you through life's biggest milestones with enhanced parental and family-friendly leave policies.
• Learning & Growth: We're invested in your development, with opportunities to learn, grow, and build a meaningful career at APEXX.

WHO WE ARE & WHERE WE ARE:

APEXX is a global payment orchestration platform with teams across the UK & India, helping enterprise businesses simplify the complexity of payments. For more than a decade, we've been building technology that enables merchants to connect to the world's payment ecosystem through a single, scalable integration.

Our platform gives businesses access to 200+ acquirers, 150+ alternative payment methods, and 10+ Buy Now, Pay Later providers, helping them optimise payment performance, improve acceptance rates, and expand into new markets with confidence.

Trusted by leading global brands including Ryanair, TUI, Hotelbeds, CarTrawler, Avon, and Jet2, we're redefining enterprise payments by making them smarter, faster, and more reliable.

As we continue to grow, so do the opportunities to make an impact. Whether you're building products, solving complex engineering challenges, or supporting the teams behind them, you'll play a meaningful role in shaping the future of global payments at APEXX.

To learn more about APEXX and experience the dynamics of being part of our team, feel free to check out the provided media channels below:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apexxglobal/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apexx.global/?hl=en

Main Website: https://apexx.global/

APEXX is an equal opportunities employer committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our employees and eliminating discrimination.

We do not accept speculative CVs or candidate profiles from Recruitment Agencies.