Purpose of the role:
· Provide general legal advice to all departments and project teams within the bank.
· Carry out regular horizon scanning to identify legal changes relevant to the bank.
· Proactively identify and manage legal risk.
· Support the General Counsel in their duties.
The value you will add to our customers:
· Ensure contractual documentation and customer communications contain all relevant legal content in an easy-to-understand style.
· Assist the Product Management team to bring legally compliant products to market.
· Ensure legal risks are considered on projects which impact the customer experience.
· Provide prompt and pragmatic responses to front-line colleagues' queries in order to facilitate excellent customer journeys.
Role Responsibilities:
· Provide general legal advice to all departments and project teams within the bank.
· Provide oversight of customer contractual documentation and certain customer communications.
· Create and review precedent legal agreements.
· Negotiate commercial contracts with the bank's suppliers.
· Liaise with external lawyers and insolvency practitioners to ensure the bank obtains sound, pragmatic legal and insolvency-related advice
· Carry out regular horizon scanning to identify legal changes relevant to the bank.
· Pro-actively identify and manage legal risk.
· Maintain and update the Legal team's Risk & Control Self-Assessment.
· Build a strong network of internal relationships and develop a deep understanding of the bank's business model and strategic priorities.
· Oversee the management of problem loans from default until recovery.
· Act as the data steward for legal data, responsible for ensuring data management best practice is embedded within the legal team.
· Provide non-legal colleagues with training and know-how on legal topics.
· Assist the General Counsel in their duties.
What you will bring to the role:
Personal skills
o Highly organised, detail oriented, with the ability to think quickly and practically
o Able to multi-task, prioritise work, and cope well with competing deadlines
o Good communication skills
o Flexibility and willingness to work on a variety of matters
o Ability to collaborate with colleagues of all levels of seniority
o Commitment to continuing professional development
o Willingness to lead, where appropriate
o Strong sense of accountability.
Necessary experience or qualifications:
Qualifications
o BA/BSC/LLB degree or equivalent experience
o LPC qualification
o Must hold a current practising certificate
o Post Qualification Experience (PQE) 5 plus years, in a top law firm and/or in-house
Background and experience necessary
o In-depth knowledge of banking law
o Working knowledge of regulatory, company, and commercial law
o Experience working in-house (may include secondments from private practice)
o Transactional banking experience (ideally in the high-net-worth space)
o Ability to deliver sound, pragmatic legal advice
o Experience working on contentious matters desirable
o Experience negotiating, drafting and advising on commercial contracts
* 28 DAYS OF HOLIDAY (Work Level 2 - Advanced)
* MARKET-LEADING PENSION
* GROUP LIFE ASSURANCE
* GROUP INCOME PROTECTION
* SEASON TICKET LOANS
* PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE
* SUBSIDISED STAFF DINING ROOM
* CHARITABLE DONATIONS/ GIVE AS YOU EARN
* EYE CARE
* FLEXIBLE BENEFITS
* ADDITIONAL ANNUAL LEAVE
* COMPUTER PRODUCTS
* CHARITY DAYS
* CRITICAL ILLNESS AND CRITICAL ILLNESS SPOUSE/PARTNER
* CYCLE TO WORK
* DENTAL INSURANCE
* PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
* TRAVEL INSURANCE
* VEHICLE BREAKDOWN COVER
* GYM MEMBERSHIP/RETAIL DISCOUNTS
* WORKPLACE NURSERIES
* ELDERCARE SCHEME
* ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCHEME
Supporting Your Recruitment Experience
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Finally, please note that no candidate will meet every single desired requirement. If your experience looks a little different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we would love to hear more about you