Legal Counsel – Everyday Banking/Regulatory | Hybrid | Competitive Package
Location: Edinburgh
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: Highly competitive + benefits
Are you a strategic legal professional with a passion for financial services regulations? An exciting opportunity has arisen with a leading UK financial institution for a Legal Counsel to join their dynamic team supporting payments and retail banking operations.
About the Role:
You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering legal and regulatory advice across payments and customer journeys in retail and wealth business areas. This is a high-impact position where you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders and external partners, ensuring legal guidance is clear, timely, and commercially sound.
What You’ll Bring:
1. Post-qualified legal experience, ideally in-house or from a top-tier UK law firm.
2. Strong knowledge of banking law or financial services regulation
3. Experience with open banking, transaction banking, and retail banking legal frameworks.
4. Ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-legal stakeholders.
5. Proven track record of managing legal risk and driving process improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
6. Provide expert legal advice on payments and retail banking initiatives.
7. Support strategic projects and regulatory compliance efforts.
8. Collaborate with internal teams and external legal advisors.
9. Drive cost-effective legal solutions using modern tools and practices.
Why Apply?
10. Join a forward-thinking, flexible and friendly legal team.
11. Work on cutting-edge legal issues in the evolving payments landscape.
12. Be part of a collaborative and inclusive culture with real career progression.
To find out more, please contact Jill Cowan on 07931 811 330 or email jill@lusona.co.uk