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Accuflex has an opportunity for a Legal Counsel (3 to 6 years PQE) with strong general commercial experience to work for our client, a...
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Accuflex has an opportunity for a Legal Counsel (3 to 6 years PQE) with strong general commercial experience to work for our client, a global fintech business in London, on a contract basis.
This is a great opportunity to gain in-house experience with the possibility of the right candidate being hired permanently. Any experience of payments or the payment services directive (PSD2) would be valuable.
Responsibilities
Experience
Locations
London with flexibility to work from home.
Responsibilities
- Contract drafting and negotiation on a wide range of agreements. Drafting confidentiality agreements, merchant agreements, delegation agreements, terms and conditions and service agreement.
- Legal and contractual risk management. Identify, control and report on material legal and commercial risks.
- Regulatory support. Providing legal support for projects or financial regulatory changes (EU/FCA regulatory impacts and PSD2).
- Legal Process. Assisting with the production of templates and policies.
- Project work. Support both internal and external projects, providing legal guidance, supporting the achievement of project’s aims.
Experience
- Demonstrable post-qualification experience as a Solicitor or Foreign Qualified Lawyer.
- Excellent UK contract law knowledge, drafting skills and experience in contract negotiation.
- Good understanding of the legal and regulatory risks and compliance processes associated with the financial services industry and FCA regulation.
- Highly desirable to have worked in a Payment Services Directive (PSD2) regulated business, but not essential.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Genuinely pro-active and keen to take on responsibility.
- Strong organisational skills.
Locations
London with flexibility to work from home.
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