Lead Commercial Counsel

Job title:

Lead Commercial Counsel

Company

Marks Sattin

Job description

I’m working with a PE backed, profit making, FCA regulated Financial Services organisation, looking to hire a Lead Commercial Counsel to lead their In-House Legal Team. They are a growing and established company looking to take their offering to the next level. My client provides loans and credit cards to individuals overlooked by certain lenders.The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts (including vendor agreements, client agreements, and employment contracts). You will also be involved in providing legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders on contractual matters.
• Advising the company on any compliance and regulatory issues affecting them and providing training where necessary.
• Collaborating closely with internal stakeholders including finance, commercial, compliance etc.
• Company secretarial duties including organising board meetings, preparing agendas and advising the board.

As part of the role, you will be leading a small but high-performing legal team and working with an ambitious senior leadership group. If you love working in a fast-paced environment where your impact is visible and every day is different, then this could be for you!This role is appropriate for 6+ PQE E & W Private Practice trained Lawyers (with In-House experience), that has worked in a sole counsel capacity, possessing commercial contracts experience, with the ability to assess and advise on legal risk.If this role is of interest, please apply or contact me directly at !Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Marks Sattin office.Marks Sattin is part of Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited and we are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Nuerodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Silver status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.We are committed to protecting the privacy of all of our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Gi Group Privacy Statement. To view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data, please visit the Privacy page on the Marks Sattin website.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:41:57 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (hiring-jobs.com) you saw this job posting.