Associate Legal Counsel

Were Capital on Tap
Capital on Tap was founded with the mission to help small business owners and make their lives easier. Today we provide an all-in-one business credit card & spend management platform that helps business owners save time and money. Capital on Tap proudly serves over 200000 businesses across the world and our goal is to help 1 million small businesses by 2030.

Why Join Us
We empower you to be innovative and solve complex problems. Take ownership make an impact and thrive in our scaling and agile environment.

This is a Hybrid role working from our London Offices (EC1Y 8LZ) 3 days per week.

About the Role
Were looking for a detail-oriented lawyer to join our fast-growing company. Youll play a pivotal role in reviewing and drafting the agreements that power our platform and advising on market-leading new product offerings managing our vendor ecosystem and protecting the companys interests in litigation matters (primarily customer-facing disputes). This role is perfect for a qualified lawyer with 12 years of relevant legal experience who wants to focus on working within the fast-paced and highly regulated FinTech landscape.

What Youll Be Doing
Youll be joining the legal team as the ultimate generalist to build your legal skills and help us scale our business.

• Contract drafting: Draft and negotiate vendor agreements and maintain customer-facing T&Cs for new products and product changes
• Litigation and dispute resolution: Manage a small claims portfolio and coordinate with external counsel while partnering with Customer Operations to identify and fix recurring legal friction points
• Product support:Provide practical legal input throughout product lifecycle from initial design to go-to-market communications
• Build the Legal Foundation: Stay ahead of regulatory shifts and help create the internal policies training and processes needed for a rapidly growing legal function

Were Looking For

• Education: Qualified Lawyer with a current practicing certificate from a top tier university
• Experience: 12 years PQE preferably within a top-tier law firm or comparable Fintech environment
• Contract Proficiency: Strong foundational skills in contract law with excellent attention to detail
• Communication: Ability to explain complex legal risks to non-legal stakeholders
• Team player: Able to work cross-functionally partnering closely with Growth Product and Operations to provide practical business-focused legal advice
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a move fast environment where priorities shift

Diversity & Inclusion
We welcome consider and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives and everyone can do their best work.

Great Work Deserves Great Perks
We try not to take ourselves too seriously (all the time) so we make sure our office is decked out with a pool table arcade machine beer tap and a couple of office dogs thrown in for good measure. Check out our benefits:
Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services through Vitality
Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality
Anniversary Rewards (-week fully paid sabbatical)
Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match
Octopus EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
28 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget
Enhanced Parental Leave
Cycle to Work Scheme
Season Ticket Loan
6 free therapy sessions per year
Dog Friendly Offices
Free drinks and snacks in our offices

Check out more of our benefits values and mission here.

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If youd like to progress your career within our fast growing profitable fintech then click apply and we will aim to get back to you within 3 working days (during busy periods this could take up to 5 working days.)