Corporate Counsel in City of London, London

Role Overview

We are seeking a commercially minded Corporate Counsel with 0-3 years' post-qualification experience to join our Dublin/London based legal team mainly supporting the UK and Ireland markets. This is an excellent opportunity for a junior lawyer to build broad in-house experience within a fast-paced global payments business, supporting commercial, corporate, litigation, projects and operational matters across Ireland and the UK.
The successful candidate will work closely with senior lawyers and cross-functional stakeholders, including commercial, product, risk, compliance, tax, finance and operations teams. The role will suit a proactive, practical and detail-oriented lawyer who is keen to develop in a supportive in-house environment and contribute to the delivery of legal advice that enables business growth while managing risk appropriately.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the drafting, review and negotiation of a range of commercial agreements, including customer, supplier, partner, technology and intra-group arrangements.
• Support dispute, claims, debt recovery, insolvency or enforcement-related matters as required.
• Provide practical legal support to internal stakeholders on day-to-day business queries, escalating complex or high-risk matters where appropriate.
• Support legal input on product, regulatory, operational and strategic projects.
• Work with compliance, risk, data privacy and regulatory colleagues to help ensure legal advice is aligned with applicable laws, internal policies and business requirements.
• Assist with legal research, horizon scanning and preparation of briefings on relevant legal and regulatory developments.
• Help maintain and improve legal templates, playbooks, trackers and processes to support efficiency and consistency across the legal function.
• Assist with tax and corporate governance matters, including board and committee support, entity management, approvals, filings and maintenance of corporate records.