Senior Legal Counsel

Recruiter
QED Legal
Location
London
Salary
£80000 - £100000 per annum
Posted
30 Apr 2021
Closes
07 May 2021
Ref
SC32819C
Contact
Simon Campbell
Job Title
In House Counsel
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Our FinTech client is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel / Commercial Contracts Lawyer to join their busy in-house legal department. 
 
Based in London the ideal candidate will:
  • Be a qualified lawyer with a minimum of eight year's PQE gained at a top-tier law firm with in-house experience
  • Have a strong grounding in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and agreements
  • Have a background in fintech or financial services
  • Provide expert and strategic legal advice on matters across the organisation, ensuring that legal risk is effectively managed
  • Deal with external parties (regulators, external counsel and clients)
  • Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commercial / business outlook to their work
Flexible working arrangements post-Covid will be available.

Our client envisages that candidates with at least 8 years PQE will have the relevant skills / knowledge for this position, however this has been given as an approximate guide for applicants and our client is happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this PQE range but who have the relevant experience.
 
For more information on this great in-house opportunity please contact Simon Campbell at QED Legal. If this position isn’t for you but you know someone who could be suitable then please let us know. We offer a reward fee for any successful referrals.