Legal Director – Trusts and Estates Disputes
Ampa - Legal & Professional Services
Legal Counsel, Commercial
OpenPayd
full-time
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Location: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide general commercial legal support across all areas of the business
- Work closely with teams in the UK, EU and internationally to ensure legal consistency and compliance
- Support departments such as Sales, Customer Success, Compliance, Operations, Risk, Finance, Information Security, and Technology with legal advice
- Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts with clients, suppliers, and banking partners
- Manage periodic updates of client terms
- Management of trademarks portfolio
- Help manage legal risk across the business, offering practical and balanced guidance
- Collaborate with Compliance and Risk teams to support adherence to regulatory obligations
- Assist in shaping internal policies and processes to align with legal and business goals
- Offer clear, solution-focused advice that supports both business growth and clients’ needs
- Build strong working relationships across departments to support day-to-day legal operations
- Stay informed on relevant legal and regulatory developments impacting the business in all operating regions
- Supporting the wider legal team to provide efficient and effective legal support to the business
- Support geographic expansion projects
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer, candidates from both common law and civil law jurisdictions will be considered; 4-7 Years PQE (please note this is a guide only)
- Strong experience of providing legal support in a regulated financial services environment
- Knowledge of the payments industry, including e-money and digital assets
- Strong legal experience, gained either in private practice or in-house, ideally covering commercial and financial services matters
- Experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts
- Strong written and spoken English, with the ability to explain legal concepts clearly to non-lawyers
- Background in or exposure to regulated industries such as financial services, payments, or e-money will be considered an advantage
