Legal Counsel NQ-3PQE
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- Scotland, Edinburgh
- Salary
- £100000.00 - £120000.00 per annum + Exceptional Benefits
- Closing date
- 11 Mar 2025
- Reference
- BBBH56081
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors
- Experience Level
- Junior Level, Mid Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial, Financial Services
- PQE
- Newly Qualified, 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years
Job Details

This innovative and fast-growing fintech company are seeking a Legal Counsel with strong commercial and financial services experience to join their high-performing legal team. Scottish solicitors seeking an in-house mve and London relocation are encouraged to apply.
You'll work closely with the GC and wider business teams to drive business growth, deliver strategic legal advice, and manage complex transactions.
The Business
This fast-growing fintech company is revolutionising the financial services landscape with its cutting-edge technology solutions The company offers a range of innovative products that cater to both businesses and individuals, making transactions, payments, and financial management more efficient.
Responsibilities
You will tackle a wide range of commercial contracts, supporting key stakeholders, product owners, and teams across the business. Acting as a key member of the legal team, you will also cover corporate matters, as well as some corporate matters. You will work on commercial matters from inception to completion, ensuring that all deals are aligned with the technical requirements and business goals.
You will have the opportunity to cover some broader in-house legal issues, such as; dispute resolution, legal research, policy development and much more. Additionally, you will resolve issues that arise in existing commercial deals, providing pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice to help the business navigate challenges.
Requirements
- 0-3 PQE UK Qualified Solicitor
- Experienced within commercial, corporate and regulatory law
- Experience in Fintech or Financial Services
What's on Offer
Hybrid working, private medical, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, enhanced parental leave and much more.
If this role is of interest, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Company
JMC Legal Recruitment was founded by highly experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant, Jason Connolly. His motivation to establish JMC was to create a refreshingly friendly agency with a truly consultative approach and who are always a pleasure to deal with.
We're a dynamic business with our sights set high and a growing client base spanning the country. We believe that in any business the most valuable assets are the people – and it’s true of JMC, too. Whether dealing with candidates or firms, our consultants’ passion for legal recruitment and excellent market knowledge always shines through. Our state of the art software means our consultants are more accessible to you and we keep ahead of the curve in the changing legal landscape to ensure you are always given up to date advice.
What can you expect from us? We will always manage your expectations and come back to you with updates as soon as they become available. We pride ourselves on the highest level of integrity, as we understand that when looking for a new role or member of staff it is often highly confidential. You will find that we always take the time to really listen and understand before we advise. We will get to know you, taking into account not just technical ability, but personality and cultural fit. We’re also easy to get hold of; we appreciate that when looking for a new role it can be difficult to talk during the working day, so we will make ourselves available and find a time that works for you. Give us a call and talk to one of our friendly team today. We’re waiting to help you.
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