Senior Legal Counsel

Sellick Partnership; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

4-day week considered

30 days' annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is recruiting on behalf of a leading UK business for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join its established in-house Legal team in Liverpool. The role offers hybrid working, with 2–3 days in the office, and consideration of a 4-day working week.

You will provide pragmatic legal advice across financial services regulation, consumer credit, and commercial contracts, working with risk, compliance, product and technology teams. 5+ PQE and in-house experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with 5+ years' PQE preferred, although relevant experience will be considered.
• Strong experience in financial services law and regulation, ideally gained in-house.
• Good understanding of consumer credit, regulated lending, payment services or broader financial services regulation.
• Strong commercial contracts experience, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex agreements.
• Experience advising on supplier, outsourcing, technology or other commercial arrangements.
• Ability to balance regulatory requirements with commercial objectives and provide practical, business-focused advice.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence advising senior colleagues.
• Commercially minded, pragmatic and comfortable working across a broad legal remit.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice across UK financial services regulation, consumer credit and commercial contracts.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial and financial services agreements.
• Advise on supplier, outsourcing, technology, servicing, data-sharing and other commercial arrangements.
• Support procurement and commercial teams with contract negotiations and legal risk.
• Provide advice on financial promotions, customer communications and regulatory requirements.
• Support regulatory change projects and identify emerging legal developments.
• Work with Risk and Compliance on governance and regulatory frameworks.
• Advise on incidents, complaints and remediation where legal input is required.
• Provide practical legal guidance to senior stakeholders and wider business teams.
• Manage external legal advisers and contribute to the development of the wider Legal function.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial mindset

Regulatory understanding

In-house experience

Education

Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel

80,000 - 90,000 (DoE)

Liverpool (hybrid working)

Permanent, Full Time - 4-day working week considered

Sellick Partnership is partnered with a leading UK business to recruit an experienced Senior Legal Counsel into its established Legal team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a 5+ PQE lawyer with experience across financial services and commercial contracts to take on a broad in-house role.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, providing pragmatic legal advice across financial services regulation, regulated products, commercial contracts, suppliers, outsourcing and technology arrangements.

The Role

As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide legal advice across financial services regulation, consumer credit, regulated products and commercial contracts.

The role will involve working closely with teams across Financial Services, Risk, Compliance, Product, Operations and Technology, providing clear and commercially focused advice on legal and regulatory matters.

A significant part of the role will involve drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, alongside providing specialist advice on financial services regulation and the legal requirements applicable to regulated products.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on UK financial services and consumer credit regulation, including relevant FCA requirements and Consumer Duty.
• Advise on the development, launch and ongoing lifecycle of regulated financial products and services.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial and financial services agreements.
• Advise on supplier, outsourcing, technology, servicing, data-sharing and other commercial arrangements.
• Support procurement and commercial teams with contract negotiations and legal risk.
• Provide advice on financial promotions, customer communications and regulatory requirements.
• Support regulatory change projects and identify emerging legal and regulatory developments.
• Work closely with Risk and Compliance on legal risk, governance and regulatory frameworks.
• Advise on incidents, complaints and remediation where legal input is required.
• Provide practical legal guidance to senior stakeholders and wider business teams.
• Manage external legal advisers where appropriate and contribute to the development of the wider Legal function.

About You

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with 5+ years' PQE preferred, although relevant experience will be considered.
• Strong experience in financial services law and regulation, ideally gained in-house.
• Good understanding of consumer credit, regulated lending, payment services or broader financial services regulation.
• Strong commercial contracts experience, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex agreements.
• Experience advising on supplier, outsourcing, technology or other commercial arrangements.
• Ability to balance regulatory requirements with commercial objectives and provide practical, business-focused advice.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence advising senior colleagues.
• Commercially minded, pragmatic and comfortable working across a broad legal remit.

What's in it for you?

• 80,000 - 90,000 base salary.
• Flexible hybrid working, with 2-3 days in the office.
• 4-day working week considered.
• 30 days' annual leave + bank holidays, with a holiday buy-and-sell scheme.
• Flexible benefits package.
• Performance-related bonus potential.
• Matched pension contributions of up to 6%.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunity to join an established in-house Legal team in a broad financial services and commercial legal role.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.