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
Requirements
What you will bring to the role:
Personal skills
* Highly organised, detail oriented, with the ability to think quickly and practically
* Able to multi-task, prioritise work, and cope well with competing deadlines
* Good communication skills
* Flexibility and willingness to work on a variety of matters
* Ability to collaborate with colleagues of all levels of seniority
* Commitment to continuing professional development
* Willingness to lead, where appropriate
* Strong sense of accountability
Necessary experience or qualifications:
Qualifications
* BA/BSC/LLB degree or equivalent experience
* LPC qualification
* Must hold a current practising certificate
* Post Qualification Experience (PQE) 5 plus years, in a top law firm and/or in-house
Background and experience necessary
* In-depth knowledge of banking law
* Working knowledge of regulatory, company, and commercial law
* Experience working in-house (may include secondments from private practice)
* Transactional banking experience (ideally in the high-net-worth space)
* Ability to deliver sound, pragmatic legal advice
* Experience working on contentious matters desirable
* Experience negotiating, drafting and advising on commercial contracts
Benefits
* 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
If you have a disability, health condition or are neuro-diverse and may benefit from some adjustments and support during the recruitment experience, then just ask - we don't want our hiring process to be a barrier for you.
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