Senior Legal Counsel - Fintech (Payments)

JR United Kingdom; Brighton; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to manage legal issues and company secretarial matters. This fully remote role requires at least 4 years of experience in commercial law within the payments sector. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in drafting complex agreements and be able to support multiple business functions effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years PQE experience.
• General commercial law experience in an in-house role.
• Experience in the payments/financial services sector.

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve legal issues impacting the business.
• Create/update standard contracts and internal policies.
• Manage litigation and company secretarial processes.

Skills

Commercial law

IT law

Regulatory compliance

Contract drafting and negotiation

Company secretarial processes

Time management

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Client:

Robert Half

Location:

brighton, 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.