Legal Counsel

Summary

Join OFX, a global leader in online international payments, as a fully remote Legal Counsel based in the UK or Ireland. This exciting opportunity offers variety and challenge, supporting the EMEA Senior Legal Counsel and collaborating with a worldwide legal team. You will draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, proactively identify legal risks, and assist with company secretarial matters. The role requires a law degree, current practicing certificate, and significant experience in commercial law. OFX provides a supportive and inclusive work environment with excellent benefits, including parental leave, flexible work arrangements, and various professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Law degree with superior academic credentials from a nationally-recognised law school
• Current practicing certificate
• Minimum 2-5+ years PQE
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a commercial, finance or banking team with a top tier law firm
• Excellent analytical, written and oral communication and relationship-building skills
• A commercial and pragmatic attitude and the ability to communicate effectively
• Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to work independently and efficiently in a client-centric, fluid environment handling multiple tasks and projects concurrently while maintaining the highest standards and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and executing a range of commercial contracts
• Proactively identifying and advising on legal and regulatory risks, escalating those as necessary to stakeholders and assisting with recommending and implementing solutions
• Working collaboratively with members of the global Legal team and business stakeholders on global initiatives
• Assisting with Company Secretarial matters

Benefits

• Primary and secondary gender neutral carer parental leave (16 weeks)
• Birthday leave
• Work-life balance and flexibility with our hybrid work model
• A wide range of learning and career development opportunities
• Leadership training, secondments, internal mobility and access to a large library of online learning
• Make a Difference program
• Annual volunteer day
• Matched giving
• The opportunity to nominate charity of choice every quarter
• Reward and recognition
• Quarterly and annual awards, milestones and shout outs
• Good Vibes employee-led committees