Legal Counsel - Regulatory

FARFETCH; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Health & critical illness cover

Hybrid schedule 3/2

Job summary

Farfetch is seeking a Regulatory Legal Counsel to advise across a broad regulatory and commercial remit. Based in London, you will work with the global legal team to interpret international laws, assess risks, and implement compliant, commercially viable solutions.

The role requires a qualified lawyer with 1-3 years’ PQE and a strong track record in payments regulation. You’ll partner with business teams to navigate complex regulatory landscapes and leverage legal tech ethically to deliver

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ PQE in law, preferably in-house or top-tier firm.
• Experience advising on payments regulation and commercial matters.
• Strong analytical, drafting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on payment regulation and broader regulatory frameworks, including digital regulation, product compliance and consumer protection.
• Track and assess regulatory requirements for the Farfetch Group, focusing on payments regulation and implementation.
• Identify regulatory risks, enforcement trends, and mitigation strategies; engage with regulators.
• Draft, negotiate and review commercial contracts, policies and guidance.
• Liaise with external law firms and support the Group Legal VP and Regulatory Team.

Skills

Regulatory analysis

Commercial acumen

Legal writing

Job description

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry, connecting customers in over 190 countries with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands and charming boutiques from around the world. Farfetch opens a world of luxury for endless expressions of style, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace.

LEGAL

The Legal team is a strategic business area ensuring we navigate the complexities of a global business and acting as guardians of our legal integrity, providing expert advice to protect our interests, manage risks, and ensure compliance.

LONDON

Our London office is located in Old Street, London’s tech hub, and is home to a wide range of teams. Our open space is ideal for collaborative work and sharing ideas. We also have a large outdoor terrace, which is the perfect spot to have a team lunch or host events.

ROLE

The Legal Team at Farfetch is seeking a Legal Counsel - Regulatory for a broad regulatory and commercial role. This is a unique opportunity to advise on regulatory matters within a global, fast-moving and innovative business. You will enjoy a diverse role, delivering high-quality strategic legal advice across multiple operational territories in conjunction with our wider international Legal Team. You will work closely with the broader legal team and all business areas. Acting as a true business partner, this role requires someone who is commercially minded, intellectually curious and hands‑on, able to quickly understand and apply new sets of international laws and regulations - identifying and mitigating risks, as well as seizing opportunities. It is a role for someone with strong professional ethics and the energy, interest and experience to pursue a large array of regulatory and commercial matters.

What You'll Do

• Advise on payment regulation and broader regulatory frameworks, including in relation to digital regulation, product compliance and consumer protection
• Track and assess existing and new requirements for the Farfetch Group, preferably with a focus on payments regulation, as well as advise on their implementation
• Identify, monitor and evaluate relevant regulatory risks and enforcement trends, and take proactive steps to mitigate these
• Develop strategies for, and engage with, relevant regulators
• Advise on commercial matters, including on contractual agreements with partners and payment processors, and ensure a compliant payment model
• Work on tariffs-related matters and advise from a legal perspective
• Negotiate, draft and review commercial contracts, policies, guidance and other legal documentation
• Provide proactive, strategic and pragmatic advice
• Liaise with external law firms, where external support is needed
• Support the Group Legal VP, Regulatory Legal Team and the business in ensuring it operates in a compliant manner
• Use legal technology and AI tools in an ethical way to deliver advice efficiently, and help the team adopt and get the best from these tools

Who You Are

• A qualified lawyer with 1-3 years’ PQE, and superior analytical skills and creative problem-solving skills. Prior in-house experience would be beneficial
• Have excellent training, preferably in a top-tier law firm
• Have experience, preferably advising on payments regulation and commercial matters.
• Have proven ability to assess new pieces of international legislation/regulation and apply them on a risk-based basis to a business
• Have the curiosity and ability to absorb a lot of information quickly, apply it in assessments, and drive implementation
• Be able to understand nuances and complexities, and translate these into commercial, pragmatic, and concise advice in the context of a global business
• Have a strong work ethic and attention to detail, be highly proactive, organized and efficient, able to work on fast-moving projects
• Be able to work autonomously but also well in teams, supporting the Group Legal VP and Regulatory Legal Team
• Possess excellent communication, organization and drafting skills
• Driven, forward-thinking, robust, innovative and agile, with commercial acumen

Rewards & Benefits

• Employee Pension Scheme
• Flexible Benefits Program
• Health Insurance & Critical Illness cover
• Flexible work environment- Hybrid Model (3 days a week from the office, 2 days from home)

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES- Farfetch is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.