Legal Associate, SAPI
1 day a week in office (Shoreditch, London)
Liquidity-as-a-Service and credit infrastructure for payment companies
Job no longer available
Liquidity-as-a-Service and credit infrastructure for payment companies
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
1 day a week in office (Shoreditch, London)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide liquidity for the global payment ecosystem.
Role
Who you are
- Are you passionate about the intersection of law and tech? SAPI is seeking a Legal Associate
- Law degree from an accredited university
- At least 3 years of experience as a lawyer or legal associate, preferably in a technology or financial services environment
- Strong understanding of contract law and commercial agreements
- Good knowledge of financial services regulations would be an advantage
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks with competing deadlines
- Self-motivated with a growth mindset and willingness to learn
- Friendly and collaborative attitude
- Fluency in English is required
What the job involves
- As a Legal Associate, you will play a vital role in ensuring compliance, managing legal risks, and providing legal support to our growing business
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, partnership agreements, and customer agreements
- Assist in the maintenance of corporate governance documents and compliance matters
- Manage and maintain a comprehensive legal document and contracts database
- Stay up to date on relevant laws, regulations, and industry practices
- Provide legal advice and support to internal stakeholders on various legal and regulatory matters
- Assist in legal research on various topics as needed
- Assist in managing intellectual property matters
- Collaborate with external counsel when necessary
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Not only is trust in large financial institutions at an all-time low, but traditional banks also lack flexibility. And a new financing method, lending as an embedded tool, greatly benefits SMEs, but it is underdeveloped and under-utilised.
SAPI provides platforms with the tools to grant and service loans to their merchants. The company facilitates merchants’ growth by building and maintaining a tailored, fully funded loan program, absorbing all the complexity and financial risks.
The company is backed by several famous angels, unicorn founder-turned-investors, and many of London’s top venture funds (including Pareto Holdings, Nadav Ben-Chanoch, Jon Oringer, and Edward Lando). And with recent capital gained, the company is ready to onboard new strategic partners, improve its offerings, and scale across Europe, p.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
40% female employees
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Nov 2025
$5m
EARLY VC
Mar 2024
$9.6m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $14.6m
Company benefits
- Hybrid - 1 day per ewek in the office: We trust you and are confident you'll do great work from home
- 30 days' holiday for the UK team and 20 days' holiday for the Vietnam team, in addition to UK bank holidays: We’re keen to ensure you have time to rest and enjoy life outside of work
- 6 weeks of remote work throughout the year: Feel free to travel, visit friends or family abroad, or simply recharge by working from home during this time
- Generous parental leave: We’re committed to ensuring you can be there for your family
- Full access to LinkedIn Learning: We believe a culture of learning is essential to success, so you can benefit from more than 100,000 courses on a variety of topics to support your growth
- Full access to Calm: Your well-being and mental health are of the utmost importance to us, so we’re committed to ensuring you feel supported in this regard
- SAPI working hours: Our working hours are from 9:30am to 5:30pm (UK time) for UK team and 8:00am to 4:00pm (UK time) for Vietnam team. We ask everyone to be available during these hours for meetings and teamwork. We still offer flexibility for personal matters—as long as your calendar stays up to date
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Mai Le
(Co-Founder & CEO)Has owned a variety of businesses including Cover Letter Library, Vietnam Inbound, and Next Speech. Former Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs, and was a Content Creator at qLearning Applications GmbH.
Alexis van Lennep
(Co-Founder & CCO)Former VP in Applied Analytics at AlixPartners, Quant Analyst at Smarkets, and worked in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley. Previously worked as an Assistant Lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda, and was a Researcher at the University of Oxford.
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