Senior Legal Counsel - Fintech (Payments)

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing fintech company is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to manage legal aspects of their operations. Responsibilities include drafting contracts, ensuring compliance, and managing company secretarial matters. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of PQE experience, particularly in the payments or financial services sector, and will be a fast learner with excellent organizational skills. This is a fully remote position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years PQE experience.
• General commercial law experience in an in-house role.
• Background in the payments / financial services sector.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements.
• Ability to work across the business to support multiple functions.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify legal developments impacting the business.
• Create/update standard contracts, T&Cs and internal policies.
• Draft and negotiate various contractual agreements.
• Manage litigation and company secretarial matters.
• Oversee IP and trademark registrations.

Skills

Commercial law

Contract negotiation

Regulatory compliance

IP management

Job description

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Client:

Robert Half

Location:

bedford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

22.08.2025

Expiry Date:

06.10.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Legal Counsel

Fully remote

The Duties:

• Commercial, IT, regulatory and other legal developments (e.g. GDPR, PSD3 etc), identifying those which impact directly on the business and facilitating or taking the appropriate action to resolve issues

• creating and updating standard contracts, T&Cs, internal policies, systems and controls

• Drafting/negotiation of contracts (e.g. processing, partner, collaboration/joint venture, BIN sponsorship, gateway services and employee arrangements)

• Company Secretarial matters including managing the Group structure, Board meetings and minutes, statutory filings etc.

• Managing any litigation for the Group

• Managing the IP, domains and trademark registrations of the Group

The requirements

• Minimum 4 years PQE experience.

• General commercial law experience in an in-house role.

• Background in the payments / financial services sector

• Experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements.

• A fast, self-driven learner who can gain and maintain knowledge with complex products, solutions and legal frameworks

• Ability to work across the business to support multiple business functions.

• Managing company secretarial processes and matters

• Solutions orientated with excellent time management, planning and organisational skill.