Join us as a Trade and Finance Lawyer where you will be supporting the Trade & Working Capital business across the bank from an origination, execution, structuring and syndication perspective. Although the role is aimed at supporting the overall Trade & Working Capital business as a whole, it is more heavily focussed on supporting the trade finance aspects of the business. In addition, the team is also involved with helping the business implement regulatory change as well as a number of key strategic projects. Provision of legal advice to the international Trade & Working Capital business teams and the management of legal risk, with particular focus on trade finance transactions and structures
The role involves advising on a wide range of trade and working capital products, including trade loans, export credit agency backed financings, discounting of letters of credit and promissory notes, bank to bank trade finance, multi-layer debt financings with a trade finance element (e.g. ancillary LC and bonding facilities), bonds, guarantees and indemnities facilities and ESG product. In addition there may be a requirement from time to time to advise on invoice discounting and asset based lending structures
English law qualified Solicitor with thorough knowledge of general banking/finance law
Currently working in a law firm or an in-house department of a reputable bank focussing on finance transactional work
Proven track record on a range of general banking work, structured transactions and experience in cross border transactions
Ability to tackle new technical areas of law without prior experience
Strong technical legal skills, including ability to draft and negotiate legal documentation to the highest standard
Ability to co-ordinate projects and transactions
Some specialist expertise of trade finance products, including bonds, guarantees and indemnities facilities, export credit agency backed financings, discounting of letters of credit and promissory notes and cross-border issues associated with such financings is strongly preferred
Experience gained working in-house for a financial institution would be advantageous
Strong commercial focus and ability to think laterally
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
To ensure that the activities of the corporate banking division related to the role’s relevant product set are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal and reputational risks associated with these activities.
Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies related to the role’s relevant product set, to manage risk related to non-adherence to laws, rules and regulations.
Subject matter legal advice and support to the Bank's corporate and investment banking divisions globally on a wide range of transactions and projects across trade and working capital finance, cash management, real estate finance, project finance, asset backed finance, lending and other corporate loan finance.
Subject matter legal advice and support to the Bank’s businesses and infrastructure functions, including areas such as credit, compliance, risk, product management, tax, finance, fraud, transaction management, structuring and execution, litigation, commercial contract support, and operations, often in close collaboration with other legal teams across departments and jurisdictions.
Subject matter support in the Legal department’s representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to the role’s relevant product set, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
Creation and/or review of legal documents for the relevant product set to ensure the bank’s adherence with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Maintaining and updating legal documentation related to the role’s related product set for the corporate banking division.
Development and delivery of training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the role’s relevant product set.
Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.
Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
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