Legal Counsel
Global fintech business has an exciting opportunity for a generalist commercial lawyer. Any financial regulatory experience would be beneficial, but not essential.

Accuflex has an opportunity for a Legal Counsel 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.
Responsibilities
• Contract drafting and negotiation. Drafting confidentiality agreements, master service agreements, delegation agreements, NDAs, terms and conditions and service agreements.
• Legal and contractual risk management. Identify, control and report on material legal and commercial risks.
• Regulatory support. Providing legal support to business units with 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.
- Locations
- London
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
London
Workplace & Culture
We pride ourselves on our collaborative culture, which prioritises training and development and encourages networking.
Accutrainee was founded on the principles of innovation, our high-level goal to partner with legal professionals throughout their legal career offering them more opportunity, more flexibility and more support.
Our ultimate aim is to be recognised as the legal services company of choice for legal professionals and develop a supportive, friendly culture where quality is embedded in everything we do.
About Accutrainee
Accutrainee is an innovative legal services and technology company where quality matters. We partner with legal professionals throughout their career, offering training and development, job opportunities and mentoring. We offer opportunities for paralegals, trainees and qualified lawyers on a contract and permanent basis at a wide range of organisations including city law firms, niche practice firms, FTSE 100 companies, banks, fintechs and start-ups.
Legal Counsel
Global fintech business has an exciting opportunity for a generalist commercial lawyer. Any financial regulatory experience would be beneficial, but not essential.
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