Associate Legal Counsel

GoCardless, the bank payments company, is hiring an Associate Legal Counsel (5 to 8 years' PQE) in Leeds to advise UK teams across the business. More senior candidates may be considered for a Senior Legal Counsel title.

What you would do:

• Advise the Partner team and negotiate strategic partner deals
• Support UK go-to-market teams on their most strategic and high-value deals
• Review and negotiate customer, partner and supplier contracts
• Supervise junior lawyers and manage external counsel
• Build self-help tools, playbooks and guides, and improve contracting automation

What they ask for:

• UK qualification, with private practice training and/or in-house experience
• Experience negotiating complex contracts and reviewing marketing materials
• Clear communication, a practical approach and an interest in tech and tools
• Bonus: FCA or payment services knowledge, IP experience or SaaS experience

Pay stated by the employer: £64,000 - £96,000 base salary (the employer says offers usually fall between the minimum and mid-point of the range). Benefits stated by the employer include medical cover and wellbeing support, a meal voucher or paid lunch when in the office, a work-away scheme of up to 20 working days a year, flexible working, parental leave and an annual learning budget.

Apply directly on GoCardless' website using the button on this page.