Job Description
Cellulant is a digital payments business. We run an ecosystem of consumers, merchants and banks in which we facilitate payments and build value through the value-added services we layer on top. In building this ecosystem we serve different types of customers with different products, in a range that includes mobile banking products, mobile credit products, US…
Legal Counsel
What You’ll Do:
- Support the drafting, review, and negotiation of customer, partner, bank, and vendor agreements.
- Support senior lawyers in resolving commercial and contractual issues
- Conduct legal research on payments, FinTech and regulatory developments across African markets.
- Assist sales, product, and finance teams in closing deals and delivering services on time.
- Help maintain and update contract templates, playbooks and internal knowledge resources
- Provide clear, practical legal input under supervision, and build strong relationships across the business.
- Collaborate with colleagues in Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance on shared priorities.
- Learn to balance risk and commercial goals in a fast-paced FinTech environment.
What We’re Looking For:
- Newly qualified lawyer (NQ) with up to 2 years’ post-qualification experience.
- Exposure to commercial contracts during training or early practice.
- Interest in FinTech, payments, banking, financial services, or software technology.
- Strong legal research, drafting, and communication skills.
- Eagerness to learn contract negotiation and commercial risk management.
- Ability to work across multiple markets and in an international business environment.
- Collaborative, proactive, and solution-driven mindset.
- Legal qualification in Africa. Candidates with training or secondments outside Africa will have an advantage.
- Added advantage: Awareness of the payments regulatory landscape in Kenya, Ghana, or Nigeria
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