Legal Counsel / Junior Legal Counsel London, England
Job description
Legal Counsel / Junior Legal Counsel
Company Overview
Founded in 2017, ONE is an innovative provider of financial services which leverages new technologies to provide services to customers who have traditionally been overlooked and underserved by existing institutions. We bring financial inclusion to customers across the globe, principally within the (1) gaming/gambling; (2) crypto; and (3) complex & offshore sectors.
Our two core propositions are ONE Trading and ONE Payments. ONE Trading provides OTC crypto trading services for high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients. ONE Payments is the payments division of the group, which is licensed in the UK (FCA-regulated) and in Switzerland. We have developed and manage our own proprietary payments platform as well as a global network of partners and clients.
The successful candidate will be comfortable working as an individual contributor and will be capable of turning their hands to whatever is needed to help solve problems. We value people who are team players, people who strive to help their colleagues and company succeed. We also value people who can take ownership and responsibility, bringing their own ideas and personality to a role.
Overview
ONE is seeking a broad-shouldered and ambitious legal counsel to support the General Counsel in general contracting matters, company secretarial support and everything else that might pop up in our fast-paced, multi-jurisdictional and growing group.
This varied role will suit anyone who is keen to throw themselves into anything and take responsibility; who is well-organised but flexible; and who wishes to learn and grow into the position to make it their own. We expect that it will suit someone between 2PQE and 5PQE but will consider any qualified applicants.
Key Responsibilities
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing and advising on a wide variety of contracts governing our relationship with commercial partners, from NDAs through to SaaS agreements and banking and liquidity provider service terms;
- Creating and maintaining a database of commercial contracts to which the business is party; and
- Support with company secretarial work including drafting director resolutions / board minutes, maintaining a database of corporate filing requirements across jurisdictions, and ensuring that such filings are made in a timely manner.
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Sense of humour and flexible approach
- Self-organised and motivated
- Good attention to detail and high pride in quality of output
- Collaborative approach; unafraid to ask for or offer support
- Ability to take feedback as constructive guidance
Helpful
- Experience of working in-house
- Familiarity with commercial contracts in a fintech / financial services context
- High-level understanding of the data protection regime
- Experience in a Payments or Electronic Money regulatory environment
What you’ll get in return:
- Vitality Health Insurance
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Perks at Work Reward Platform
- Unlimited paid holiday
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- Flexible hybrid working
- Competitive remuneration
- An amazing team with strong values of: Trust, Teamwork, Continuous Improvement and Customer Satisfaction
- And more…
ONE prides itself on being an equal opportunities employer. We will always hire based on merit and will never discriminate against someone based on gender, race, religion or background.
Unfortunately, we cannot offer sponsorship at present.
