London, United Kingdom Hybrid Full-time

Funding Circle is hiring a Legal Counsel

Responsibilities

  • Take conduct of complex litigation cases, from ensuring compliance with the pre-action protocol, issuing proceedings to obtaining judgment and enforcing as necessary on behalf of FCL investors.
  • Drafting and negotiating security documents, such as charges and deeds of priority, and settlement agreements.
  • Managing a large caseload and managing costs and recovery of costs.
  • Assisting with administrative duties relating to case management.
  • Liaising with external panel firms with regard to issues and cases.
  • Assisting with developing internal team training.

Requirements

  • Qualified Solicitor with Financial Litigation experience.
  • Have excellent academics.
  • Enjoy getting into the detail of issues without getting lost in them.
  • Have excellent communication skills and be able to advise confidently and succinctly.
  • Be highly organised with strong problem-solving skills and excellent attention to detail.
  • Have a ‘can do’ attitude demonstrated by a track record of getting things done.
  • Be a team player and someone who can take on responsibility and work independently.
  • Be able to prioritise commitments and a varied workload.
  • Be compassionate, grounded, logical and be able to follow through on difficult decisions

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary + Benefits
  • Flexibility: We provide a benefit allowance you can tailor to your own life and family.
  • Health: This includes private medical and dental, health assessments, and access to a digital GP.
  • Wealth: We offer life assurance, share schemes, and financial coaching.
  • Development: You get a dedicated annual learning allowance to help you level up.
  • Lifestyle: We have electric car and cycle-to-work schemes, plus season ticket loans.
  • Award-winning parental leave policies.
  • Barista coffee and subsidised Just Eat lunches on us!

Work Arrangement

Hybrid — London

Additional Information

  • 3 days in the office
  • Support through big life moments, from fertility treatments to new additions to the family
About company
Funding Circle

As a specialist small business lender, we give you the funding you need to grow with a range of refreshingly simple finance options.

We’re 100% dedicated to small businesses, helping them thrive with innovative products and services made to power their goals. We offer fast, simple business loans, FlexiPay (a flexible, on-demand credit line), Cashback business credit card, and asset finance through expert partners.

We’ve helped over 125,000 UK businesses borrow £17 billion to take their business further. Decisions come in as little as 1 hour, and applications take just 7 minutes to complete.

Funding Circle is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under firm registration number 722513. We are not a bank, but an online lender focused on making finance more efficient and transparent for small businesses.

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Job Details
Department Collections, Recoveries & Litigation
Category other
Posted 3 months ago