Senior Legal Counsel - Disputes
Senior Legal Counsel - Disputes
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Job Description
Advise and lead on a broad range of disputes both UK/Europe-focussed and globally including high-value litigations and arbitrations regulatory matters competition disputes IP disputes consumer disputes and asset recovery cases.
Work closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders on contentious matters including working with junior lawyers to gather facts and develop arguments and submissions and liaising closely where appropriate with external counsel.
Advise update and liaise with various internal stakeholders on the status of ongoing contentious matters including Treasury Banking and Expansion Risk Compliance Operations and various Boards and committees.
Build relationships with multiple business units across the Company and become a trusted advisor on a range of issues including financial and consumer regulations sanctions AML and anti-bribery issues banking arrangements new products partnerships employment issues etc.
Identify assess manage and report risks to the business and provide practical advice solutions to reduce or mitigate risk.
Work with the Legal Team (based in London New York Austin Tallinn Singapore Brussels and So Paulo) to deliver initiatives that will impact the wider business.
Report to Head of Legal Disputes
Qualifications :
UK-qualified lawyer with at least 6 years PQE.
Background in commercial disputes preferably with experience of banking or payments industry-related contentious matters.
Ability to lead on multiple contentious matters at once across different jurisdictions.
Ability to evaluate and summarise legal advice and communicate advice in a succinct and pragmatic way to different areas of the business.
Ability to navigate difficult issues and multiple stakeholders advising the business on key risks and developing solutions.
Have a get-it-done collaborative approach to problem solving.
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
