Trainee Solicitor London, England
Job description
At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.
Job Description Summary: This role is a two-year fixed term trainee solicitor position providing legal support to the UK and European markets. This role reports into the Senior Legal Counsel for Marketing Legal (UK and EU). The successful candidate with a qualification as a solicitor at the end of the two year fixed contract period.
Job Description:
Hybrid with offices in Richmond, Surrey (assigned office for this role) and in the City of London.
An excellent career opportunity to train with a world-class in-house legal team in a supported yet dynamic and ever evolving environment. Training will include a broad range of activities and tasks (across the various legal functions) of varying levels of complexity to gain appropriate competency in each of the Practice Skill Standards required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Key responsibilities:
Supporting the Marketing Legal team in its work with all parts of the PayPal business, providing commercial legal advice to Marketing regarding the viability of a range of different consumer campaigns such as refer a friend schemes, influencer campaigns, offers, incentives and competitions;
drafting, amending and advising on commercial agreements (such as merchant agreements and co-marketing agreements);
identifying and mitigating legal risk in various parts of the business. Advising on, implementing and, where appropriate, managing various internal controls;
advising on, reviewing and amending sales and marketing materials;
advising on new PayPal product offerings including the marketing of such product offerings;
providing legal advice and training (where required) to the business on advertising codes and consumer protection legislation;
providing support to Marketing Legal colleagues in the US, APAC and international markets;
working collaboratively with cross functional teams such as Product, Privacy, IP, and Compliance;
dealing with routine enquiries and communications in a professional manner;
assisting, where necessary, on regional legal and regulatory projects; and
maintaining awareness of legal and regulatory developments through reading of legal publications, online resources and attendance at trainings, seminars and conferences.
Job requirements
- Candidates should have a positive, can-do attitude and have the ability to multi- task within a fast paced, busy environment.
- Demonstrate strong intellectual, analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication and organisation skills with the ability to evidence resilience, commercial awareness, teamwork and results focused.
- Proven time management abilities adhering to deadlines, managing workload with attention to detail.
- IT literacy.
Experience
Prior paralegal or work experience in a law firm or in-house legal team desirable, interest and/or background in the financial services or tech sector is preferred, however this is not mandatory.
Education and qualifications
Law degree (English or other common law jurisdiction) or non-law degree graduates must have completed the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) or equivalent and ideally have undertaken the Legal Practice Course or be eligible to complete the SQE.
Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com
Who We Are:
To learn more about our culture and community visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx
PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com.
PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].
As part of PayPal’s commitment to employees’ health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.
