Flatpay is one of Europe's fastest-growing fintechs, taking on the incumbents with fairer pricing and a simpler product. As we scale in the UK, we are hiring our first Legal Counsel to be the legal go-to for the UK entity: contracts, corporate, employment law, data protection, compliance and AI. Broad scope, direct impact, and a seat close to the decisions that matter. This is Flatpay UK's first Legal Counsel hire — a sole-counsel role today, with room to grow the function as we do.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Be the legal business partner. Advise Commercial, People, Customer Support and Operations daily with clear, fast, solution-oriented answers, and assess the commercial, contractual and regulatory risk behind strategic decisions, product rollouts and employment law cases.
Own UK employment law risk. Advise on complex or high-risk cases, sensitive exits and consultation processes; instruct and manage external counsel on tribunal litigation; give final sign-off on settlement agreements. Day-to-day case management — probation, absence, standard grievances and disciplinaries — sits with the UK People team's ER Specialist; you're the escalation point and legal risk owner.
Stay ahead of regulation. Employment Rights Bill, gender pay gap reporting, TUPE on acquisitions and supplier changes, and what each means operationally for a field sales business.
Qualified and commercial. Solicitor (England and Wales) with a current practising certificate and 3 to 5 years PQE, in private practice and/or in-house, ideally in a scale-up, fintech or tech environment.
Broad technical grounding. Commercial contracts, corporate law, UK employment law and data protection, with the judgement to turn legal analysis into a pragmatic business answer.
