Associate Legal Counsel
Core
Associate Legal Counsel advising UK teams on commercial contracts, partnerships, and strategic projects for a global payments platform.
Role type
Associate Legal Counsel (5-8 years PQE)
Builds
Self-help legal tools, playbooks, and guides for the legal team and wider business
Domain
Financial services / Payments / Technology
Required skills
Contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, project management, process improvement, external counsel management, commercial advice
Preferred skills
FCA requirements knowledge, IP management, SaaS sales support, API understanding
Technologies
Contracting automation tools, legal tech platforms
Responsibilities
Support and advise the Partner team on strategic deals; Support Go-To-Market teams on high-value deals; Review and negotiate customer, partnership, and supplier contracts; Supervise junior lawyers; Instruct and manage external legal counsel; Build self-help tools and playbooks; Focus on process improvement for high-volume work
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC