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.
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