Corporate Counsel

Description:

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