About Konexo and Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds Sutherland is a global law firm with 74 offices across 35 countries worldwide committed to delivering client service excellence. As a full service law practice, Eversheds Sutherland acts for many sectors across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and the US providing legal advice to clients in each of its practice areas including Real Estate, Company Commercial, Employment, Labour and Pensions, Litigation and Dispute Management.
Konexo is an established alternative legal services division of Eversheds Sutherland, created to meet client demand for high quality, interim legal, HR and compliance professionals. Konexo Legal Resourcing is a well-established and fast growing team created to meet demand for high quality interim lawyers, paralegals and legal project managers to support both clients and internal Eversheds Sutherland teams.
Consumer Credit Lawyer
Konexo Legal Resourcing is hiring for mid-level consumer credit lawyers to support our client.
What you should have:
* The ability to take ownership as the Legal representative to assist UK and Canada Product and Engineering teams in developing innovative and compelling personal finance tools for consumers.
* Experience in assisting Business Development and Partnerships teams with onboarding and handling business partners, their product offerings, and any integration or implementation needs.
* Skills to assist creative, brand, and revenue marketing teams in developing marketing materials for a wide array of platforms, including reviewing marketing, advertising, financial promotions, and other communication materials for legal and regulatory issues.
* Capability to engage in cross-functional projects with multiple colleagues to manage existing risks or proactively identify and mitigate upcoming risks.
* Proficiency in assessing the business impact of new and evolving legal and regulatory requirements in the consumer financial products space.
* Ability to educate internal teams in a simple, easy-to-understand way about regulatory issues as they relate to a wide range of products and features.
* Talent for providing meaningful, business-savvy guidance that creatively solves legal and business issues.
* Competence in making risk-based decisions on when and how to take smart risks to achieve the business’s goals.
The benefits of joining Konexo Legal Resourcing:
* Our flexible resourcing model means you can choose how and when you work. People approach us for a whole range of reasons - they might be seeking a better work-life balance, the ability to develop their legal career whilst also having the time to pursue other interests, or they may simply want a way of working that offers greater control and flexibility that more traditional models don't provide
* You will have access to high quality legal work, helping to consolidate on your experience and develop your career
* We have full time, part time and more flexible ad-hoc hourly opportunities, with many of our roles offering hybrid or remote working
What you get:
* The backing and support of a leading global law firm
* Access to partner support and other subject matter expert support within the firm throughout the placement
* Access to the firm's knowledge systems, CPD training and webinars
* Access to online know-how resources, such as PLC
* You will be invited to Konexo's in-person and virtual networking events, in addition to firmwide webinars and events.
We are one of the first law practices to enter the flexible legal resourcing market, we have a wealth of experience in placing legal professionals both with Eversheds Sutherland teams and with international clients across a variety of sectors.
If you want to take charge of your career, work with a global law firm and some of the best companies in the world, then we would love to hear from you!
Due to the volume of responses we receive, unfortunately if you have not heard back from us within 4 weeks of applying, we are not progressing your application. Please feel free to review our vacancies at www.eversheds-sutherland.com/careers for roles in the future as this is updated frequently.