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We are looking for an experienced Legal Operations Manager to provide critical operational support to our in‑house Legal function. Legal Operations & Process Improvement:. Support and coordinate legal operations projects aligned to priorities set by the Group General Counsel.

What if you could earn more than a full-time General Counsel without the internal politics, fixed salary ceiling, or executive treadmill? We are helping experienced in-house lawyers in Birmingham explore the fractional General Counsel business model. This is for senior lawyers who already advise founders, boards, executives, or leadership teams and are starting to wonder whether their skill set could become a high-value retained advisory practice of their own. Not a traditional employed role. Not a blind leap into business. A supported pathway into self-employment with structure, credibility, and business development support around you. What You’ll Receive • 100% of revenue paid directly to you, • Flexible contract structure, • Remote-first model, • Support to build a portfolio of retained clients, • A proven process to go from 1 retained client to 3+ over time Business Development Support from The SELL Life You receive: • Personalised strategy to position yourself as a retained strategic advisor, • Frameworks for packaging fractional GC services into monthly retainers, • Support to identify and approach the right client market, • Referral network of other self-employed lawyers, • Vendor discounts and member benefits that rival large firms, • Courses, templates, and playbooks for scaling a portfolio practice, • Live sessions to solve business development bottlenecks Who This Is For Senior in-house lawyers who: • Are already operating as strategic business partners, • Want more upside than a fixed executive salary, • Prefer influence over internal hierarchy, • Are confident advising founders, boards, executives, or business owners, • Want autonomy but do not want to build everything from scratch The Result Experienced counsel who move into fractional work can: • Replace or exceed their corporate salary, • Work across several growth-focused businesses, • Build long-term retained client relationships, • Create a practice that belongs entirely to them This is not a traditional role where we take a big % for introducing a client to you. It is an opportunity to explore whether your in-house legal experience could become your own high-value portfolio practice without any need for middlemen or secondment agencies. Next Step Apply confidentially.

To help advance our vision of modern money movement, Marqeta is looking for a Senior Counsel, EU/UK Product & Regulatory who is enthusiastic about payments technology and its potential for positive impact in peoples’ lives. You will help drive high-profile cross-functional initiatives across the business involving a variety of complex legal and regulatory issues relating to managing risk for financial and payments products in the EU/UK and internationally. You will also provide legal advice and support for our international expansion efforts. This requires strong business acumen and the ability to both work independently and with large multi-stakeholder teams. We are looking for someone with sharp analytical and communication skills, who is diligent, organized, engaged, proactive, collaborative, and who has demonstrated excellent legal and business judgment and strategic thinking. You will report to the Assistant General Counsel overseeing international product and regulatory. We work_. This role can be performed remotely within the UK. We’d love for you to join us! The Impact You'll Have This Senior Counsel position will be a critical legal role located in the UK. You will have a broad range of responsibilities and work in close partnership with cross-functional and geographically diverse teams supporting the development and delivery of Marqeta’s payment products and services. As we advance our vision of modern money movement, we seek a subject matter expert, regulatory lawyer who’ll be deeply engaged to help us scale globally. Who You Are • Serve as the lead attorney for strategic, complex and cross-border arrangements with Marqeta’s customers and partners within UK/Europe, • Provide timely, concise and business-focused legal advice on payments law impacting Marqeta’s relationships in UK/Europe and other regions, • Partner with legal and business stakeholders to help automate, scale and continuously improve standard form agreements and legal processes, • Have deep and practical knowledge and expertise in international laws, rules and regulations related to prepaid and debit products in various jurisdictions, focusing on the UK and the EEA, • Provide legal advice on payment laws, financial services regulations, data privacy, consumer protection, and enforcement actions for existing products and new features in covered jurisdictions, • Assess legal risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and provide legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders (product, engineering, risk, go-to-market, etc.) in connection with maintaining the integrity of the financial platform, • Collaborate with and manage outside legal counsel, • Be a team player and self-starter with drive and initiative, • Have high integrity and great judgment while working across the organisation Key Skills and Competencies • 5-10 years’ experience practising either in-house or at a reputable law firm, with at least 3 years working in or advising companies in the payments, fintech or financial services space, • A proven high-calibre, solution-oriented and proactive attorney with experience in the payments space, including experience with prepaid, debit and credit card products in the UK and EEA, • Understanding of laws and regulations pertaining to financial services and technology (including Payment Services Directives; Anti-Money Laundering Directives; GDPR; Interchange Fee Regulations and EBA Guidelines), • A solid business focus with practical risk awareness and the ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks, • Experience drafting and negotiating contracts for payments companies or financial institutions, • Familiarity with rules for card networks and other payment clearing systems, • Understanding of payments technology (e.g. APIs, tokenization, digital wallets, crypto), • A keen sense of ownership and the ability to independently drive complex projects to completion on tight timelines in a fast-moving, high-performing environment, • Sound judgment and the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively, • Amenable and ready to support colleagues and projects across multiple time zones, • Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to work on teams and independently; ability to drive accountability and influence outcomes, • The ability to challenge and be challenged both internally and with clients in a constructive and respectful way, • Advanced problem solving skills, i.e., the ability to quickly digest a problem, evaluate various options/solutions and empower yourself and others to deliver, • Team player with a positive attitude and commitment to excellence, • LLB degree and member in good standing of a the local bar (or equivalent in your jurisdiction) Hiring Manager • Sean Yang Recruiter For This Role • Louise Devlin Compensation and Benefits • Premium Private Medical and Dental coverage, • Generous time off program with additional “Floating Holiday days”, • Retirement savings program with company contribution, • Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program, • Monthly stipend to support our remote work model, • Annual development stipend to support our people growth and development, • Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave, • Wellbeing programs i.e. Modern Health, HealthKick and much more…

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Our client, a very reputable firm are looking to appoint a Legal Secretary for their growing business based in Birmingham. You will be tasked with providing secretarial support and assistance. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced secretary to play a key role in assisting our client of expert legal personnel within a friendly and supportive team environment. To be considered for the role, you’ll require the following essentials: Experience of working within the Legal Sector Experience of working as a Legal Assistant/Secretary Proven audiotyping experience Knowledge of MS Office & Case Management Systems Excellent communication skills – both written & verbal Strong organisational skills High attention to detail Within this position, you’ll also be: Audio & copy typing, emailing, photocopying, filing of letters, emails and documents Dealing with clients’ calls & liaising with fee earners where needed on both the telephone & in person Scheduling of appointments for clients Answering new client enquiries & taking full details Ensuring all court documents are downloaded & uploaded to the internal system as required Ensuring the case is ready for hearings, checking the client has received all documents prior to the hearing, booking Counsel where needed, preparing court bundles & typing briefs Maintaining electronic filing systems Carrying out general administration tasks Attending team meetings where required Preparing accurate invoices & cost scheduling for private paying clients on a monthly basis under fee earner supervision Providing reception cover as required Salary & Working Hours Salary is £24,000 - £27,000 per annum, dependant on experience Working Hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm with 1 hours’ lunch – part time hours can be available Talk Staff Recruitment is an established division of Talk Staff Group and works with companies throughout the East Midlands and UK with roles including many areas such as: Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Contact Centre and Office Support. Talk Staff Recruitment act as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. See our website for more details and jobs available - (phone number removed)