Financial Services Lawyer

We are currently seeking Financial Services Lawyers to work with a variety of Axiom clients across banking, fintech, payments, asset management, insurance, investment, consumer finance, and other regulated financial services sectors, supporting a broad range of commercial, regulatory, product, governance, and advisory matters.

Responsibilities:

• Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice on financial services matters, including regulatory compliance, commercial contracts, product support, governance, risk management, customer-facing documentation, and business-as-usual legal advisory work.
• Advise legal, compliance, risk, product, commercial, operations, procurement, and senior business stakeholders on matters affecting regulated financial services businesses, including banking, fintech, payments, consumer credit, lending, funds, asset management, insurance, and investment services.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of financial services and commercial documentation, including client terms, supplier agreements, outsourcing arrangements, technology contracts, distribution agreements, policies, procedures, and regulatory documentation.
• Support cross-functional projects involving regulatory change, product launches, customer journeys, operational resilience, financial promotions, complaints, governance frameworks, third-party risk, and engagement with internal or external stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Qualified lawyer eligible to practise in the UK, or equivalent overseas qualification with strong financial services, commercial, regulatory, banking, fintech, payments, asset management, insurance, or consumer finance experience.
• Experience advising financial institutions, fintechs, regulated businesses, in-house legal teams, or senior stakeholders on commercial, regulatory, product, governance, risk, or business-as-usual legal matters.
• Strong drafting, review, negotiation, and advisory experience across commercial contracts, financial services documentation, customer terms, supplier arrangements, outsourcing, technology agreements, policies, or regulatory materials.
• Excellent commercial awareness, legal judgment, stakeholder management, communication, drafting, and analytical skills, with the ability to deliver pragmatic, business-focused advice in fast-paced regulated environments.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:  

This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite or hybrid, depending on client requirements.

Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

Learn more about working at Axiom.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model, and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster. Contact us in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at benefits@axiomlaw.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line. 

Axiom Global Limited is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 11777468 Registered Office: Challoner House, 3rd Floor, 19-21 Clerkenwell Close, London, UK, EC1R 0AA.

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Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.

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