We are seeking an ambitious, qualified Lawyer/Solicitor to join the BCB legal team. This is a versatile, high-impact role designed for an agile lawyer eager to build a career at the intersection of traditional finance and digital assets. You will start by supporting the core legal function and, as your expertise grows, evolve to handle increasingly complex matters across commercial agreements, product development, and multi‑jurisdictional regulatory compliance. The position can be based in London or France. We embrace a flexible, hybrid working model. To foster team culture and mentorship, you will be expected to join your colleagues in our London or Paris office at least once a week. Key Responsibilities There are two key deliverables for this hire:

Individual responsibility as a business partner, providing direct legal support to increase operational execution capacity (including commercial contracts, due diligence support, dispute management, documentation support, AI‑supported initial legal analysis); and Lead on revamping processes and tools to make Legal Function (meaning, people, processes, tools) more effective and scalable.

Day One Responsibilities

Commercial: Contract review - business partnering directly with Banking & Partnerships, Trading and Sales teams Ownership of MSA terms suite - business partnering across the business to ensure we capture required new changes Partner with Product and Marketing on external communications reviews and know‑how pages. Legal Ops: Lead on design and rollout of self‑serve and automation – optimising existing tools and ensuring BCB is on the front foot in deploying AI Proactively consider design architecture to ensure existing and new tools are optimised (data, capture of knowledge and advice, playbooks, document repository) Manage external Counsel relationships and operational engagement. Partner with Complaints and business teams on commercial litigation and dispute management, Customer and FOS complaints Gets involved where needed. May include DORA, GDPR/Privacy, financial regulatory matters.

What We’re Looking For BCB Legal Counsel will be a bright, energetic self‑starter who increases operational execution capacity and leads on increasing efficiency and effectiveness of the function. They are expected to operate independently in interactions with business stakeholders, although will not bring senior SME vertical expertise on day one – there will be responsibility on senior members of the team to provide mentoring and development (both technical SME and communication/ways of working). Reports to the Head of Legal. Must Haves – Skills / Experience

Qualified UK or EU lawyer with at least 1 year of PQE Contract management experience Self‑starting approach – every member of the Legal team is a leader Willingness to learn – continuous improvement and evolution of processes and tools to maximise efficiency of the Legal Function

Ideal to Haves

Worked in-house for a start‑up or scale‑up Experience of regulated financial services (preferably payments, e‑money or digital assets) French speaking (English fluency is a must) Legal operations/tech experience; Juro a plus

Benefits

30 days annual leave each year, excluding bank holidays 4 wellbeing days per year to prioritise your mental health 1 company volunteering day per year Protection (long‑term absence), Life Insurance, Menopause Policy, and an enhanced Parental Leave policy

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