Consumer Credit & Finance Lawyer
Posted 5 days ago by Obelisk Support
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role involves providing legal advisory support to a fintech start-up focused on rent payment management, specifically in consumer finance and UK financial services regulation. The position requires expertise in consumer credit and the ability to offer practical legal advice tailored to start-up operations. The commitment starts with 5–10 hours of advisory work, transitioning into ongoing support as the business scales. This is envisioned as a long-term partnership with the company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice on consumer credit and UK financial services regulation.
- Offer general legal advice on start-up operations.
- Support the business during product development and post-launch scale-up.
Key Skills:
- Strong expertise in UK consumer finance and credit regulation.
- Experience advising on fintech, payments, or consumer lending products.
- Ability to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to start-ups.
- Knowledge of working with Banking/Credit-as-a-Service providers.
- Flexible and collaborative approach with an interest in long-term engagement.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Our client, a fast-growing fintech start-up reshaping how people manage rent payments, is seeking a lawyer with consumer finance expertise to provide ongoing advisory support. The business enables renters to split monthly rent into smaller instalments, working with Banking and Credit-as-a-Service providers.
The Role
You will provide legal advice across consumer credit and UK financial services regulation, as well as general legal advice on start-up operations. The initial commitment will be 5–10 hours of advisory work, followed by a pause during product development, and then ongoing support through launch and scale-up. This is intended to be a long-term partnership.
Requirements
Strong expertise in UK consumer finance and credit regulation. Experience advising on fintech, payments or consumer lending products. Ability to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to start-ups. Knowledge of working with Banking/Credit-as-a-Service providers desirable. Flexible, collaborative approach and interest in long-term engagement with a growing start-up.
Details
Commitment: 5–10 hours initially, with ongoing part-time support post-development. Location: Remote. Start Date: Immediate. Duration: 3 months with the possibility to extend.
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