Legal Counsel
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Sponsorship likelihood
This employer issued few or no visas recently
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Salary
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£51,600
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2412 (95% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £51,600, and xpate Ltd is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2412 Solicitors and lawyers Most likely code | £36,100 | £41,300 | £46,500 | £51,600 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
At xpate, we are building modern payment infrastructure for ambitious digital businesses. Our legal function works closely with teams across the company, helping xpate scale in a regulated, multi-jurisdictional environment.
We are looking for a Legal Counsel who combines strong legal judgment with a practical, operational mindset. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys not only reviewing contracts and supporting regulatory matters, but also improving legal processes, data governance, and automation.
Your role at xpate:
Legal support
You will support the legal function across a broad range of commercial, operational, regulatory, and data protection matters, including:
Maintaining data protection matters together with the DPO, including privacy engineering and privacy-by-design initiatives.
Reviewing and advising on NDAs, service agreements, vendor documentation, marketing materials, and other commercial or operational legal documents.
Supporting the collection, analysis, and structuring of legal information for internal decision-making.
Assisting payment scheme, compliance, risk, product, and operations teams with ad hoc legal input.
Providing practical legal guidance in a fast-moving fintech environment.
Legal operations
You will also play an important role in building a scalable and well-organized legal function, including:
Maintaining the Legal Single Source of Truth for multi-jurisdictional licenses, registrations, legal requirements, and related documentation.
Supporting finance, risk, compliance, and operational teams with the collection and preparation of legal data.
Overseeing the Contract Lifecycle Management system, including the vendors and outsourcing register.
Maintaining and improving legal function automation together with the IT team.
Coordinating interdepartmental communication to ensure legal data is collected, updated, and accessible.
Helping improve legal workflows, templates, registers, and internal processes.
We’re ready to meet you, if…
Legal education and relevant experience in fintech, payments, data protection, or regulatory legal work.
Strong understanding of contracts, data protection, and legal operations.
Experience with NDAs, service agreements, vendor contracts, outsourcing arrangements, and internal legal registers.
Interest in legal technology, automation, structured legal data, and scalable legal processes.
Ability to work with multiple departments and translate legal requirements into clear, practical guidance.
Strong attention to detail and ownership of documentation quality.
Structured thinking and ability to maintain reliable legal data across jurisdictions.
Ability to operate in a dynamic environment where priorities can change quickly.
Nice to have:
Experience in fintech, payments, banking, EMI/PI, SaaS, or another regulated environment.
Knowledge of GDPR, privacy engineering, outsourcing requirements, or payment scheme rules.
Understanding of multi-jurisdictional licensing or regulatory data management.
What working at xpate looks like:
A dynamic work environment with real ownership, practical challenges, and continuous learning opportunities.
The opportunity to work on real fintech infrastructure in a regulated international environment.
Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model.
Private health insurance.
Paid time off and additional company benefits.
Close collaboration with legal, compliance, risk, product, operations, finance, and IT teams.
A chance to contribute to a modern legal function supported by automation, structured data, and scalable workflows.
A collaborative team culture where initiative, curiosity, and accountability are valued.
Why join xpate?
At xpate, we value people who take ownership, improve systems, and make complex things clear. If you enjoy combining legal expertise with operational excellence and technology-driven improvements, this role is for you.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with xpate Ltd, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Solicitors and lawyers (SOC 2412) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~129k in sample- Middle half £41,392–77,584
- Median £57,304
- Going rate £51,600
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £36,100–46,500
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. xpate Ltd holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2412 going rate of £51,600. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.