Senior Legal Counsel, Disputes (UK and Europe)
Core
Lead high-value litigation, arbitrations, and regulatory disputes (IP, competition, consumer, asset recovery) for a global fintech company, advising stakeholders and managing risk.
Role type
Senior Legal Counsel (Disputes)
Builds
Legal strategies and outcomes for contentious matters across UK, Europe, and global jurisdictions.
Domain
Fintech / Banking / Payments
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Litigation and arbitration management, regulatory advice (financial/consumer/sanctions/AML), risk assessment and mitigation, team leadership, multi-jurisdictional case management, stakeholder advisory
Preferred skills
Banking or payments industry contentious matters experience, leading junior lawyers
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Advise and lead on broad range of disputes including high-value litigations and arbitrations; Lead a growing team of lawyers and legal operations personnel; Liaise with stakeholders (Boards, Product, Risk, Compliance) on contentious matters; Identify, assess, manage and report risks to the business; Work with global legal team to deliver business outcomes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities