Commercial Legal Counsel - 12 month FTC

The role

A Commercial Legal Counsel will act as a hands-on business partner to various teams including Compliance, Product, Technology, Sales, Brand, and Marketing. The role involves drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, advising on product launches, and managing data protection and legal risks.

What you will do

• Partner with stakeholders to draft and negotiate a diverse range of commercial agreements.
• Work alongside commercial and product stakeholders to enable the launch of new products.
• Advise on legal requirements such as customer journey updates, terms and conditions, and privacy implications.
• Translate data protection requirements into practical advice including privacy by design and privacy impact assessments.
• Review and respond to requests from data subjects.
• Identify, evaluate, and advise on legal, regulatory, and operational risks.
• Optimise the legal function through technology, automation, and use of generative AI.
• Offer guidance and training to junior members of the team.

Required qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales)
• Around 4 years’ post-qualified experience
• Strong drafting skills
• Can negotiate commercial contracts with minimal supervision
• Working knowledge of data protection laws
• Clear communicator
• Can advise stakeholders confidently and succinctly
• Can explain complex legal risks to non-legal colleagues without jargon
• Can do attitude
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Can prioritise a varied workload and meet deadlines
• Collaborative team player

Nice to have

• In-house experience at a technology company

Benefits

• Benefit allowance to tailor to life and family
• Private medical and dental
• Health assessments
• Access to a digital GP
• Life assurance
• Share schemes
• Financial coaching
• Dedicated annual learning allowance
• Electric car and cycle-to-work schemes
• Season ticket loans
• Award-winning parental leave policies
• Barista coffee and subsidised Just Eat lunches

About the company

Funding Circle is a fintech company that uses a platform to provide funding to UK small businesses. It has the energy of a start-up with the stability of a public company.