Vacature Juridisch Adviseur Arbeidsrecht in London

About usGoCardless, a Mollie company, is a global leader in bank payments. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect, manage and send bank payments through Direct Debit, real-time payments and open banking. Our end-to-end payment platform also features AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud, alongside connections to over 350 platforms businesses use everyday.We are headquartered in the UK, with teams and operations spanning North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Mollie is the leading payments and financial services partner for business, rooted in Europe, with global reach.The roleAs Legal Counsel (2-3 years of PQE), you will focus on a number of legal areas and advise teams across the business.You will take a consultative approach and work closely with the business - never working alone, or able to concentrate on purely legal issues. As a member of a busy legal team you will also be expected to contribute to team-wide initiatives. Review and negotiate customer, partnership and supplier contracts by providing pragmatic and commercial supportWork on projects for example when we roll out new templatesBuild out and maintain self-help tools, playbooks and guides for the legal team and for the wider business Focus on constant process improvement related to high volume work - for example by iterating our contracting automation and management workflowsBe prepared to deal with any legal issue, at any time.We’re approaching ‘Legal Risk’ in Financial Services in a new way.We are ready to serve everyone, if we wanted to - we ensure Legal Risk does not constrain the business but empowers it to achieve its goals;andWe aim to automate wherever possible - we don’t like inefficiencies nor do we believe that real risk mitigation is achieved by throwing people at the problem.The Legal Function is at the forefront of GoCardless’ expansion. Desired skillsWe’re looking for a lawyer with private practice training and/or in-house experience in a fast-paced environment. You will be driven, able to work independently and able to apply your existing knowledge and approach across a very wide range of legal (and quasi-legal) areas. As a technology business, it helps if you have had experience in a similar area, or perhaps you have a keen interest in tech outside of your day to day work.We’d love to hear from you if:You grasp new legal concepts quickly, and are not afraid to use your common sense.You have some experience using Legal AI toolsYour communication skills are first class, and you are able to distil complex and cumbersome legalese into understandable English.You enjoy project management and thrive on operational efficiency.Bonus points if:You speak SpanishYou have knowledge of FCA requirements or payment services.Base salary range: 116,000 - 139,200Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.(some of) The good stuffWellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical coverWork away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month periodAdaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyleParental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventureLearning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budgetTime off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)Life at GoCardless We're an organisation defined by ourvalues; We start with whybefore we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision. Diversity & InclusionAs of April 2025, we had 806 employees (GeeCees) globally, with 524 based in the UK, 163 based in Latvia and 119 across our other offices.To ensure that we're representative of the world around us - and to be able to review relevant benchmarks - we ask GeeCees to voluntarily disclose diversity data. This year, the proportion of GeeCees providing data increased to 88% (up from 79% in 2024). With regards to diversity within GoCardless, we can see GeeCees identifying as:Asian, Black, Mixed or Other — 25%Neurodiverse — 9%LGBTQIA+ — 9%Disabled — 1%Average age — 33Female — 45%Male — 55% We’re rooting for you during your application and GoCardless aims to provide reasonable adjustments to make our recruitment process as remarkable and accessible as we can. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you need extra support.Find out more about Life at GoCardless via Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.