Location: Flexible / Hybrid
Start Date: Ideally from March (earlier appointment welcomed)
Engagement: Ongoing, flexible commitment
We are seeking a mid-level commercial lawyer to support a growing banking and financial services function with a strong cross-border focus. This role is ideal for a lawyer who enjoys working across jurisdictions, advising on complex commercial and technology-driven arrangements, and collaborating with international stakeholders.
The Role
You will support a Spanish-focused (and wider international) workstream, advising on a broad range of commercial and technology contracts within a regulated banking environment. The role combines hands-on contract negotiation with legal issue-spotting in regulated areas, working closely with business teams and external counsel where required.
Key Responsibilities
* Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial and tech-related agreements, including:
* Procurement and supplier agreements
* SaaS and technology services contracts
* Partnerships and strategic collaborations
* Payments, fintech, and financial crime-related arrangements
* Emerging technology and AI-related agreements
* Supporting the business by leveraging existing supplier frameworks, adapting contracts to ensure they are fit for purpose under local law through tailored amendments or addenda.
* Liaising with Spanish-speaking counterparties and suppliers, particularly in payments, fintech, HR, and compliance-related areas.
* Identifying and spotting legal and regulatory issues under Spanish banking and payments law, escalating to and coordinating with local law firms where deeper specialist advice is required.
* Reviewing and negotiating English-law governed contracts with Spanish and international counterparties, ensuring local regulatory considerations are appropriately addressed.
* Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
About You
* Qualified lawyer with 3–6 years’ post-qualification experience, ideally within banking, financial services, or fintech.
* Strong background in commercial contracts, with exposure to technology and digital services agreements.
* Fluent Spanish (written and spoken) is essential; experience working across borders is a must.
* Solid understanding of payments and financial services regulation, with the ability to identify key risks and issues even where external counsel will provide detailed advice.
* Comfortable balancing autonomy with collaboration, and adapting to changing priorities.
* Pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and confident engaging with both legal and non-legal stakeholders.