Job Description
Senior Lawyer – Vice President at Barclays, responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance and managing legal and regulatory risks within the bank.
Responsibilities
* Develop and implement best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance.
* Provide legal advice and support on regulatory affairs, including compliance, risk management, and transactional matters.
* Represent the Legal department in regulatory proceedings (litigation, arbitration, investigations).
* Review legislation, regulations, and legal documents to ensure compliance.
* Conduct legal research and analysis to stay updated on changes that may impact the bank.
* Develop and deliver training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements.
* Identify, communicate and provide proactive legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs).
* Ensure LRRs are allocated and reflected within relevant policies, standards, and controls.
* Plan resources, budgets and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements.
* Define jobs, responsibilities and plan for the department’s future needs and operations; counsel employees on performance.
* Lead specialist teams to influence operations, balancing short and long‑term goals.
* Demonstrate leadership behaviours: Listen, Energise, Align, Develop (LEAD).
* If an individual contributor, act as a subject‑matter expert guiding technical direction and collaborating on multi‑year assignments.
* Advise stakeholders, including functional leadership and senior management, on functional and cross‑functional areas of impact.
* Manage and mitigate risks through assessment in support of the control and governance agenda.
* Collaborate with other areas to stay aligned with business activity and strategies.
* Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought and research.
* Build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, using influencing and negotiating skills.
* Demonstrate Barclays values and mindset in all interactions.
Qualifications
* Senior qualified lawyer (Solicitor, Barrister or equivalent) with relevant post‑qualification experience (in‑house and/or private practice) in financial services, regulation and commercial contracts.
* Technical knowledge of English law contracts or equivalent legal frameworks.
* Excellent attention to detail, organisational and time‑management skills; ability to manage a range of tasks and deliver to deadlines.
* Experience supporting, supervising, and developing other colleagues.
* Experience in the financial services industry, in‑house or with a significant law firm, focused on regulatory advice.
* Understanding of DLT/blockchain systems.
* Knowledge of Barclays’ operational and strategic objectives.
* Demonstrated experience identifying improvements in processes and ways of working and supporting implementation.
* Key critical skills: risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, and job‑specific technical skills.
Location
The role can be based in Birmingham, London, Manchester or Glasgow.
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