Commercial Paralegal

Commercial Paralegal LocationLondon or remote within the UK; RemoteEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeRemoteDepartmentLegalAbout GriffinHi, we’re Griffin. We’re a fully regulated UK bank that powers the accounts and payments offerings of product-led fintechs and platforms like Uber, Yonder, Prosper, and Sidekick. By doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes, our customers can focus on what they do best - delivering amazing customer experiences.We’ve grown rapidly since our launch in 2024, and today provide the banking backbone behind products in remittance, payroll, wealth, insurance, proptech, payments, neobanking and more.We’re moving into card issuing, stablecoin infrastructure, and agentic finance next as we continue to support the next generation of product-led companies.Learn more about what we doOur cultureWe believe that smart, motivated, conscientious people thrive in high-trust, high-autonomy environments and have done our best to create such an environment at Griffin. People who thrive here don’t require much hand-holding, and go out of their way to figure out how to contribute in the most valuable way possible.We've been remote-first since we were established in 2017 and we remain so today. Work here is asynchronous and fully flexible - because we want to be a part of your life in a way that helps you to get the most out of both your work and home life.We understand that our culture and ways of working aren’t for everyone, and we’re very intentional about our hiring process as a result. We won't hire people who don’t seem like a strong fit for our core values, even if they're otherwise extremely qualified.Our strong culture has helped us to remain a mission-driven company as we have scaled, and gives our people a clear, explicit operating framework and the space to focus on delivering real value for our customers.Learn more about our culture.The Legal TeamOur Legal team keeps Griffin moving: from the contracts that get customers live to the frameworks that let us grow safely.You’ll report into and have the support of our Legal Counsel Melissa, who serves as our business’s trusted legal advisor - looking after everything from our contract negotiations, to providing guidance across a broad range of legal matters, identifying and managing legal risk, and helping our business make informed decisions as we scale. This role will be our second hire into the team and, working closely with Melissa, you’ll have real scope to shape how the function grows from here. This role will directly enable the wider business to grow, giving us the capacity to take on more, move faster, and support Griffin's next stage.The OpportunityWe're looking for a Commercial Paralegal to own our day-to-day contract work, including negotiating customer and suppliers contract, managing and maintaining our live contract databases, and become the business's go-to for quick, pragmatic legal advice. As our second legal hire, you'll also play a direct role in building the team itself, helping shape how we work as we grow. It's a great chance to roll up your sleeves, make a real difference, and help scale a fun fintech bank — with real impact in a small legal team where your contributions are visible and valued. You’ll have meaningful responsibility from day one, direct exposure to senior stakeholders, and broad commercial legal work within an FCA and PRA regulated environment.What Success Looks LikeIn your first 1 to 3 months, you'll understand our embedded banking model well enough to see how it shapes every contract we sign. By month 3 to 6, you'll be running contract negotiations and NDAs with limited oversight, and stakeholders across the business will already be coming to you directly. By month 12, you'll be a trusted advisor in your own right — someone the team can rely on.To Do This You’ll OwnReviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts — customer agreements, supplier contracts (including SaaS), referral agreements, trust...