Senior Lawyer – Payments/Merchant Acquiring/Banking Products – Top Tier Bank

Company: The Stephen James Partnership
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Location: London
Job Description:

Senior Lawyer – Payments & Merchant Services

Circa 8-month contract | Competitive day rate | Hybrid

Exciting opportunity with a leading global financial institution

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Lawyer to join a high-performing legal team supporting a growing payments and merchant services business.

This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer to work across payments regulation, commercial contracting and product innovation, partnering with senior stakeholders and helping shape strategic initiatives.

What you’ll be doing

  • Advising on payments regulation and regulatory change
  • Negotiating and drafting commercial contracts, including customer, supplier and partnership agreements
  • Supporting merchant services, payment gateways and wider payment solutions
  • Advising on product development, innovation and strategic projects
  • Identifying and managing legal and regulatory risk

What we’re looking for

  • UK-qualified solicitor with circa 8+ years’ PQE
  • Strong experience in commercial contracts and/or payments regulation, regulation or transactional services
  • Experience leading, coaching or developing others
  • Comfortable working with and influencing senior stakeholders
  • Commercial, pragmatic and confident providing constructive challenge

Why this role?

Competitive day rate

Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office

Global financial institution / recognised brand

🚀 High-profile payments and commercial work

Opportunity to lead a small team

🤝 Exposure to senior business stakeholders

If you’re a senior lawyer with experience of banking products and are looking for your next interesting contract opportunity with a major global brand, get in touch.

Posted: September 1st, 2026