Senior Legal Counsel

The role. 

We’re looking for a generalist commercial lawyer to advise on a variety of legal matters (including commercial and strategic matters). Our Legal Team sits at the heart of Zilch and works hand-in-hand with the founders, C-suite and business owners to achieve their goals. We partner with departments to understand the requirements for each deal and drive the deal through to completion, advising on all legal aspects thereof.

Day to day responsibilities.

• Provide legal advice to various stakeholders and product owners within the business across all aspects of a variety of legal matters (in line with the FCA).
• Act as a key legal advisor to the Co-Founders, Board, C-Suite and CFO across a variety of legal matters.
• Work alongside the General Counsel to advise on complex and transformational transactions for the business (including capital raises and IPO readiness).
• Lead various commercial matters from the beginning (digging deeper to understand the technical requirements and business rationale underpinning the deal) through to completion.
• Resolve issues that arise in existing commercial deals.
• Engage directly with the investors of the business across the various corporate workstreams where required.
• Develop processes to scale the Legal Team in line with the growth of the business (e.g. developing standard form agreements, efficient contract negotiation and vendor management processes).
• Supervise and assist junior team members

We're looking for...

• Ideally a minimum of 4-year PQE. 
• A current practising certificate (qualified in England and Wales is preferred).
• Experience as a private practice lawyer (top firm experience is a bonus).
• In-house legal experience within a fintech or similar.
• Experience in developing and implementing in-house legal processes.
• Ability to excel in advising on transformational matters.
• Undertake the execution of transactions and oversee junior lawyers assisting with this.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Solutions-focused.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Exceptional stakeholder and project management skills.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently to drive matters forward.
• Proactive attitude and ability to adapt to a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Bonus Skills.

• Experience in advising on share incentive schemes and company secretarial matters