Associate Legal Counsel
<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>We’re Capital on Tap 👋<br></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">💳 Capital on Tap started because small businesses were underserved. Big banks were slow, their products weren't fit for purpose, and small business owners often couldn't access what they needed. We set out to fix that.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Today we're a financial platform - not just a credit card company. We offer a best-in-class business credit card, SME-focused spend management platform, a savings product that hit £1 billion in funds within its first year, and a growing suite of tools and financial products that make running a small business easier. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1,000+ employees, £20bn in annual card spend, 200,000+ customers, 17,000+ Trustpilot reviews averaging 4.7 stars, and we're profitable. We’ve done a pretty good job so far, but we’re just getting started! </span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">🏢This is a Hybrid role, working from our London Offices (EC1Y 8LZ) 3 days per week. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>About the Role<br></strong>We’re looking for a detail-oriented lawyer to join our fast-growing company. You’ll play a pivotal role in reviewing and drafting the agreements that power our platform and advising on market-leading new product offerings, managing our vendor ecosystem, and protecting the company’s interests in litigation matters (primarily customer-facing disputes). This role is perfect for a qualified lawyer with 1–2 years of relevant legal experience who wants to focus on working within the fast-paced and highly regulated FinTech landscape.<br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You’ll Be Doing </strong><strong><br></strong>You’ll be joining the legal team as the ultimate “generalist” to build your legal skills and help us scale our business.</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Contract drafting: </strong>Draft and negotiate vendor agreements and maintain customer-facing T&Cs for new products and product changes</span></li>
<li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Litigation and dispute resolution: </strong>Manage a small claims portfolio and coordinate with external counsel, while partnering with Customer Operations to identify and fix recurring legal friction points</span></li>
<li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Product support: </strong>Provide practical legal input throughout product lifecycle, from initial design to go-to-market communications</span></li>
<li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Build the Legal Foundation:</strong> Stay ahead of regulatory shifts and help create the internal policies, training, and processes needed for a rapidly growing legal function</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>We’re Looking For 🔎</strong><strong><br></strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Education:</strong> Qualified Lawyer with a current practicing certificate from a top tier university</span></li>
<li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Experience:</strong> 1–2 years PQE, preferably within a top-tier law firm or comparable Fintech environment</span></li>
<li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Contract Proficiency:</strong> Strong foundational skills in contract law with excellent attention to detail </span></li>
<li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Communication: </strong>Ability to explain complex legal risks to non-legal stakeholders</span></li>
<li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Team player: </strong>Able to work cross-functionally, partnering closely with Growth, Product and Operations to provide practical, business-focused legal advice</span></li>
<li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Adaptability: </strong>Comfortable working in a "move fast" environment where priorities shift</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Diversity & Inclusion</strong> 🌈</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">We welcome, consider and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives, and everyone can do their best work.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Great Work Deserves Great Perks</strong></span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">We try not to take ourselves too seriously (all the time) so we make sure our office is decked out with a pool table, arcade machine, beer tap, and a couple of office dogs thrown in for good measure. <br><br>Check out our benefits:</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">🏥 Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services through Vitality</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">✈️ Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality<br>❤️ Access to a women's health platform via Hertility</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">🎁 Anniversary Rewards (£250, £500, £750, 4-week fully paid sabbatical)</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">👛 Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match<br></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">🚘 Octopus EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">🏖️ 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays)</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">📖 Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">👪 Enhanced Parental Leave</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">🚂 Season Ticket Loan</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">💬 6 free therapy sessions per year</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">🐶 Dog Friendly Offices</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">🍫 Free drinks and snacks in our office</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Check out more of our benefits, values and mission<a href="https://www.capitalontap.com/en/company/careers/"> here</a>.</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Other Info<br></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">👍Check out our <a href="https://www.capitalontap.com/en/blog/posts/acing-your-interviews-with-capital-on-tap/">‘Top Tips’ for interviewing.</a><br></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">✔️Keep updated on new job opportunities by following us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/capital-on-tap">Linkedin</a>.<br></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">📧Email <a href="mailto:careers@capitalontap.com">careers@capitalontap.com</a> if you have any questions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Excited to work here? Apply!<br></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you’d like to progress your career within our fast growing, profitable fintech then click apply and we will aim to get back to you within 3 working days (during busy periods this could take up to 5 working days.)</span></p></div>
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