Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel

London, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

Job Brief

We're searching for an exceptional lawyer with a passion for all things commercial and a hunger to learn. If you're eager to be at the heart of the action in a fast-growing company, this is the role for you. Reporting directly to the Head of Legal (Commercial), this position offers a blend of professional variety and personal fulfilment. You'll have the autonomy to shape and own your areas of responsibility while building strong relationships across the business.

Join us in building a legal function that delivers a best-in-class service, collaborating seamlessly with all teams. Moneybox is at an exciting stage of growth, and our Legal Team is right in the thick of it. We've laid a strong foundation and are now ready to scale up our support as the business continues to scale. This is your chance to make a tangible impact and contribute to our ongoing success.

What You'll Do

• As a key member of the Legal Team, you will:
• Draft, negotiate and advise on agreements across a broad spectrum of commercial matters, including suppliers, banking partners, marketing and IT procurement.
• Assist with the drafting and updating of customer-facing terms and conditions and related materials.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to assist with the rollout of new products, processes, and promotions.
• Play a key role in supplier management, including contract review for our material suppliers.
• Assist with the implementation of legal tech (both AI contract review and heightened CLM functionality) to scale the function. .
• Assist our Compliance Team with regulatory queries.
• Support on a broad range of other legal activities, including IP, employment, property, and litigation, as needed.
• Provide training and education to the business on legal matters.
• Stay up-to-date on relevant legal developments and proactively advise the business on potential impacts.
• Work closely with and manage external legal advisors.
  
  

Experience And Skills

• 4-8 years PQE* lawyer, with strong commercial experience, ideally from a top-tier law firm. If you have spent some time in-house at a start-up or scale-up, that's definitely a bonus.
• Experience drafting and negotiating a wide variety of sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with a proven ability to juggle and prioritize a large number of competing matters.
• Pragmatic approach to advice, with the ability to understand our business and apply an appropriate commercial lens to reviews.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, particularly with those at a senior level.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, both written and verbal.
• Financial services / regulated industry experience (preferred).
• Experience with legal research.
• Fluency in English.
• *PQE is a guide - your ability and skills are worth more to us than your years qualified.
  
  

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity to join a fast-growing, award-winning and super ambitious startup
• Work with a friendly team of highly motivated individuals
• Be in an environment where you are listened to and can actually have an impact
• Thriving collaborative and inclusive company culture
• Company shares
• Company pension scheme
• Hybrid working environment
• Home office furniture allowance
• Personal Annual Learning and Development budget
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Cash Plan (cashback on visits to the dentist & opticians etc)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Gympass subscription to a variety of gyms and wellbeing apps
• Enhanced parental pay & leave
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays with additional days added with length of service.
• Plus many more
• Our office is in London, by the Oxo Tower