Job Description

Legal Counsel - Financial Services - 4+ Years PQE - London / Hybrid Working
Our client is a leading financial services company seeking a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join their respected in-house legal team. This is a broad and varied role offering excellent opportunities for career progression and professional development in a collaborative environment based in London, with flexible hybrid working options.
Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert legal advice across mortgage, consumer lending, regulatory compliance, property, commercial contracts, data protection, corporate, and employment matters
• Support the business by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements and legal documentation
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to manage legal risks and ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks
• Interpret and communicate complex legal and regulatory issues clearly to business teams
• Stay updated on evolving legislation, ensuring the company's legal practices remain compliant and ahead of risk

Candidate Profile:

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with at least 4 years PQE, ideally with experience in mortgage/consumer lending and financial services regulation
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills with a strong commercial mindset
• Proven ability to manage a diverse workload independently while collaborating effectively within a team
• Experience gained in a reputable law firm and/or challenging in-house legal environment

Our client welcomes applications from candidates slightly outside the PQE range who possess relevant skills and experience for this role.
Interested in this rewarding in-house legal counsel position? For more information, please contact Simon Campbell at QED Legal.
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As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Partner moves - both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on's
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions - placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves - focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves - lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals - FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA - regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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