Legal Counsel
Remote
3 month contract
Day rate: £800/ per day/ inside or outside of IR35
Start date: ASAP
An established and highly regarded financial services business is seeking an Interim Senior Legal Counsel to join its legal team
This is a broad commercial role with a strong strategic transactions and lending focus, supporting the business across a range of corporate, financing and commercial matters within a regulated environmen
t.
Working closely with senior stakeholders and the wider legal function, the successful candidate will support on strategic business initiatives including M&A activity, refinancing projects, lending arrangements and wider commercial transactions, whilst also advising on day-to-day legal matters across the organisati
on.
Key responsibilities will incl
ude:
• Supporting on M&A transactions, corporate projects and strategic investment act
ivity• Advising on lending and financing arrangements within a regulated financial services enviro
nment• Drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts and strategic agree
ments• Partnering with senior business stakeholders on complex cross-functional pro
jects• Advising on legal and regulatory considerations impacting the bus
iness• Managing external counsel where required and operating as a trusted business ad
visor
The team is keen to speak with lawyers who bring a blend of strong commercial contracts experience alongside exposure to corporate transactions, financing work or strategic business pro
jects.
Candidates are likely to com
e from:• Financial services organi
sations• Consumer finance or lending bus
inesses• Fintech or payments envir
onments• Private practice corporate/commercial teams with FS e
xposure• In-house legal teams supporting strategic commercial or transactional a
ctivity
The successful candidate will be comfortable operating within a lean, fast-paced environment and working closely with senior stake
holders.