Legal Counsel Financial Services
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Legal Counsel – Financial Services 4+ Years PQE | London | Hybrid Working
A leading financial services organisation is looking to appoint a commercially focused Legal Counsel to join its established and well-regarded in-house legal team.
This is a broad, high-quality in-house legal role offering genuine exposure across financial services law, excellent career development, and flexible hybrid working from a London base.
The Role: In-House Legal Counsel As Legal Counsel, you will provide practical, commercial legal advice across a wide range of business-critical matters, supporting key stakeholders and helping to manage legal and regulatory risk.
Key areas of work include:
- Mortgage lending and consumer credit
- Financial services regulation and compliance
- Property-related legal matters
- Commercial contracts and supplier agreements
- Data protection and privacy
- Corporate and employment law matters
Key Responsibilities
- Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice across the business
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts and legal documentation
- Support regulatory compliance and help manage legal and operational risk
- Partner with internal stakeholders to deliver pragmatic legal solutions
- Interpret and explain complex legal and regulatory issues in a business-friendly way
- Monitor and advise on changes in legislation and regulation affecting financial services
- Qualification as a Solicitor in England & Wales
- 4+ years’ PQE (applications outside this range are welcome where relevant experience is demonstrated)
- Experience in financial services, particularly mortgage lending and/or consumer credit
- Strong knowledge of financial services regulation
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- A commercial, solutions-driven mindset
- Experience gained in a reputable law firm and/or a high-quality in-house legal team
- High-quality in-house Legal Counsel role within financial services
- Broad legal exposure and genuine career progression
- Collaborative and supportive legal team
- Hybrid working and London-based role
- Opportunity to influence business decisions and strategy
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- Location:
- London
- Job Type:
- FullTime
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