Job Description
We are looking for a junior commercial lawyer (ideally 2-5 PQE) ideally with good product/tech experience to work for a long term contract with a leading player in the payments space.
Key responsibilities for this role include:
* Handling product development
* commercial contracting with customers, suppliers and partners and general legal support matters for the business on a day-to-day basis
* identifying and analysing relevant issues and helping the business effectively navigate legal and regulatory risks and implement appropriate controls, policies and processes.
* Provide comprehensive legal support throughout the product lifecycle, from development to launch and beyond. Identify and help ensure products comply with policies, relevant laws, regulations and industry standards.
* Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a variety of commercial agreements with customers, suppliers and other partners.
* Handle and advise on disputes with third-party suppliers and clients.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, working in collaboration with specialists (including Franchise, regulatory, data privacy and intellectual property counsel and compliance teams) providing strategic legal advice and support.
* Instruct and manage external legal advisors within agreed policy and budget
The ideal candidate will have the following:
* Qualified Lawyer with a strong academic background. This is best suited to lawyers with 2-5 years PQE but if you are outside that range and interested, we are happy to still consider your application.
* Ability to identify core legal issues, put these into a context of the business you support and articulate them clearly.
* Prior experience with commercial contracting, technology and/or financial regulation.
* Prior experience in supporting new product development, even if in a different industry, is considered a strong asset.
* Ability to identify regulatory, data privacy and intellectual property issues.
* Strong drafting, writing, oral communication, and negotiating skills,
* Customer-focused with a willingness to learn and build strong working relationships with internal clients and stakeholders.
* Can-do attitude, self-motivated and able to drive delivery against objectives.
* Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
* Interested in financial services and payment technologies
Please reach out to: gbalasubrama@mlaglobal.com for further details.