Overview
Junior Legal Counsel Jobs in London, England, United Kingdom at Revolut
Title: Junior Legal Counsel
Company: Revolut
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
About Revolut
People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 50+ million customers get more from their money every day.
As we continue our lightning-fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we’ve been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 10,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we’re looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.
About The Role
The Legal team sits at the heart of Revolut and it’s a very important part of the business. This lovely bunch supports all other Revolut teams, helping us achieve our goals each and every day.
They’re special, they’re strong-willed, and they work in a lot of different areas. From structuring credit programmes, advising on innovative features, and assisting to launch into new territories, the Legal team does it all.
We’re looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to join our dedicated team responsible for responding to high-priority, complex, and often time-sensitive challenges. You’ll develop and execute proactive strategies and be involved in decision-making on critical issues that impact our business.
We look for people who apply deep logic to their thinking, back reason with data, and have the confidence to deliver pragmatic legal solutions.
Up to shape the future of finance? Let’s get in touch.
What You’ll Be Doing
Advising the Expansion team on legal issues surrounding new licence applications in Revolut’s expansion markets
Helping the Legal team structure and expand legal processes to defend and protect intellectual property, including registered and unregistered rights
Managing operational risk, including regulatory filings and registration preparation
Identifying, assessing, monitoring, managing, and reporting on compliance risk in relation to banking products
What You’ll Need
1–3 years of PQE
An interest in intellectual property
Impressive technical and analytical skills
The ability to demonstrate sound legal and business judgement, even in ambiguous situations
High degree of independence, initiative, and decisiveness, including the ability to work collaboratively and contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance, entrepreneurial environment
Nice to have
Private practice and/or in-house experience in a financial services organisation
Experience interpreting complex regulations in foreign jurisdictions
Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We’re not just doing this because it’s the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.
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