Legal Counsel (Fintech)

TL;DR

Legal Counsel (Fintech): Drafting, negotiating, and executing commercial agreements while providing legal guidance and risk assessment to business teams with an accent on data protection, e-privacy compliance, and corporate integrations. Focus on developing legal processes, policies, and precedents to support business growth and new product initiatives.

Location: Hybrid: 2 days per week in our Cardiff office

Company

UK’s first comparison platform for car insurance, part of RVU group including Uswitch and Tempcover, at the cutting edge of FinTech.

What you will do

• Draft, negotiate, and execute commercial agreements while improving supporting processes.
• Provide day-to-day legal advice, risk assessment, and mitigation to business teams.
• Advise on compliance with data protection and e-privacy laws.
• Assist with acquisitions and corporate integration projects.
• Establish and manage policies and guidance for legal and commercial issues.

Requirements

• 1 to 5 years’ post-qualification experience in-house or at a commercial/corporate law firm providing full-service support.
• Qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales (or another common law jurisdiction).
• Proven ability to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements to tight timescales.
• Experience advising on IT, data protection/e-privacy, commercial law.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-moving in-house team.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of intellectual property, competition law, regulated sectors.
• Knowledge of insurance and/or financial services.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 work-from-anywhere days per year.
• 10% discretionary bonus, yearly pay reviews, employer matching pension up to 7.5%.
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 30) + 2 'my time' days, private medical cover, gym access.
• £300 work-from-home budget, learning budget, employee discounts, regular social events.
• Excellent maternity/paternity leave policies, employee assistance programme.