Legal Counsel (Commercial)

Company Description

We’re Checkout.com

Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners.

Job Description

Checkout.com is seeking a talented Legal Counsel with a strong commercial background to join our Legal team in London. As Legal Counsel, you will work closely with all areas of the business and take a collaborative approach to solving complex legal challenges.

The successful candidate will be able to handle a busy workload with minimal supervision, demonstrating excellent critical judgment, quick thinking and agility. This is a great opportunity to work on a broad range of projects across multiple jurisdictions and play a key role in supporting the company’s rapid growth.

You will be joining an expanding team in one of Europe's most valuable fintechs. Our mission is to be a legal team that exceeds expectations across the board, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice, finding creative solutions to manage risk and becoming trusted advisers to our colleagues in the business.

What you will be doing

• This role is based in London at our global head office and sits within the commercial vertical of our Legal department

• You will draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including customised customer contracts, strategic partnerships and supplier contracts

• Resolve legal issues and contract interpretation matters that arise during negotiations

• Produce and/or maintain various standard agreements (e.g. NDA, supplier and customer agreements etc.)

• Advise on special projects as needed, including new product developments, while taking into consideration their legal and regulatory impact

• Advise on commercial legal issues and risks

• Conduct research on various multijurisdictional legal issues

• Support the company’s strategic projects and initiatives by providing creative, proactive and results-orientated advice

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor/lawyer (3-7 PQE) with strong post-qualification experience either in-house or in private practice
• Previous FinTech, payments, software, e-commerce and/or bank experience is desirable but not essential
• Experience working in a start up or other fast-paced and dynamic environment is desirable but not essential
• Experience working internationally and on a variety of cross-border matters
• Excellent time management skills and experience managing a diverse workload and competing stakeholder demands
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as needed, flexing the approach as the matter requires
• Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate and explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely
• Enthusiasm for new challenges and skilling up in different areas of law

Additional Information

At Checkout.com, everything starts with our values, including the experience we offer our people.

#Aspire

We supercharge your professional growth with career development programs and leadership training. You can learn your way, with tailored pathways and online platforms, and be inspired at relevant conferences.

#Excel

We don't stop at 'good' here. We strive for excellence amongst our teams every day and recognize colleagues who take it to the next level through our quarterly peer-nominated Hero awards.

#Unite

We're proud of our global connections and inclusive environment. So we champion this through our colleague-led community groups and celebrate many cultural events together.

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We believe in equal opportunities

Checkout.com is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience, skills and personality. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is the right thing to do and is central to our success.

Apply without meeting all requirements statement 

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. 

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us. 

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com via

• Our Culture video https://youtu.be/BEwnpHuadSw
• Our careers page https://www.checkout.com/careers
• Our LinkedIn Life pages bit.ly/3OaoN1U
• Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkout_com/