Junior Lawyer

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world.

Progress starts with you.

The Role

This is a permanent position designed to provide strategic resilience to Visa’s legal department. You will act as a dedicated internal resource, deployed to areas of the business that require long-term coverage (e.g., parental leaves, secondments) or additional capacity.

How It Works (The Deployment Model)

Unlike a standard role where you stay in one lane forever, your career here will involve moving between teams. You will typically hold a Primary Assignment (where you spend 90–95% of your time) for a defined period (e.g., 6–12 months).

During this time, you will be fully embedded in that team with a stable workload and reporting line. Once that assignment concludes, or if critical needs arise elsewhere, you will rotate to a new practice area.

Your First Assignment: Corporate Governance (Maternity Cover)

Your initial deployment will be to cover a maternity leave within the Corporate Legal Team (approx. 12 months). During this period, your focus will be substantial and deep:

• Entity Management: You will support the team managing Visa’s legal entities throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa, ensuring statutory compliance
• Board Support: You will manage the rhythm of regulated board governance, preparing packs and minutes.
• The Flex (5%): While Corporate is your primary focus, you will retain a small capacity to assist the Employment or Sourcing teams on ad-hoc matters. Note: You must be prepared for this balance to shift if urgent business needs arise.

Future Rotations

Once your initial assignment concludes, you will likely rotate into other teams (such as Regulatory, Sourcing, Corporate, or Commercial). You will carry the institutional knowledge from your first team with you, making you an increasingly valuable asset to the wider department.

About the Agile Nature of This Role

Stability: You will not be job hopping daily. You will usually have a clear home team and a defined manager for set periods.

Agility: You are hired to be Visa’s solution to changing business needs. While we plan for your assignments to be stable, the core requirement of this job is the willingness to pick up new work and move teams if the business requires it.

Growth: This is the fastest way to learn the business. You will build a network across the entire company, giving you a competitive edge for future senior opportunities within the company.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. 

Basic Qualifications:

5 years of relevant experience.

Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.

Current member in good standing of a State Bar with the ability to become barred or a registered in-house counsel in the state where this role is located."

Preferred Qualifications:

Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with 1–4 years PQE.

Core Skill – Resilience & Professional Agility: You will often be joining teams during periods of high pressure, absence, or transition. You must have the composure to step into a new environment, build trust quickly, and deliver results even when you are still learning the subject matter.

Mindset: You value stability in your day-to-day work but are excited by the prospect of gaining exposure to a wide range of legal areas.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.