Join us as a Professional Support Lawyer within Barclays UK (BUK) Legal. The BUK Legal team ensures the consumer banking activities of Barclays Bank UK PLC are conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations (LRRs), and helps the bank manage the legal and regulatory risks associated with those activities.
As the team’s Professional Support Lawyer and a member of the BUK Corporate Functions Legal team, you will be instrumental in helping the BUK Legal team manage legal risk by developing and implementing a laws, rules, and regulations (LRRs) knowledge management strategy. You will also provide support to the BUK Legal team in advising and managing legal risk arising from new LRRs in compliance with applicable Barclays policies and standards.
To be successful in this role, you will:
* be a qualified lawyer with financial regulatory experience;
* have an ability to navigate the FCA Handbook and PRA Rulebook;
* have an understanding of working in a highly regulated financial institution.
Some other highly valued skills may include:
* experience of ringfencing and the appointed representative regime and/or consumer banking products and regulation;
* experience of matrix stakeholder management and briefings at a senior level.
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.
This role will be based in Glasgow.
Purpose of the role
To act as a professional support lawyer for the Barclays Bank UK (BUK) Legal team and to support the team in managing legal risk by developing and implementing a laws, rules, and regulations (LRRs) knowledge management strategy aligned to the team’s objectives and supporting the team in advising and managing legal risk arising from new LLRs in compliance with applicable Barclays policies and standards.
The BUK Legal team ensures the consumer banking activities are conducted in compliance with all applicable LRRs and helps the bank manage legal and regulatory risks associated with these activities.
Accountabilities
* Monitoring legal and market developments and advising the team on risk, trends, and key changes;
* Demonstrating, promoting, and overseeing best practice for LRR knowledge capture, curation, and dissemination;
* Producing analysis and updates for internal briefings, coordinating input from across the team;
* Designing, delivering, and supporting team members in the preparation and delivery of training to the business;
* Leading the development and delivery of the team’s LRR plan and strategy to support stakeholder priorities;
* Collaborating with legal tech, innovation, and project management teams to drive efficiencies;
* Supporting the capture and sharing of knowhow across teams through platforms and process improvements;
* Working closely with team members to coordinate Subject Matter Expertise (SME) input on deliverables to support the maintenance and development of a global LRR inventory;
* Supporting team members in ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, relevant policies, standards, and controls;
* Close coordination with the Central Legal Team maintaining the global LRR inventory and with Risk and Compliance colleagues involved in the management of the legal risk framework;
* Engaging with internal and external legal colleagues, business stakeholders, and second line of defence.
Vice President Expectations
* To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements, and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements; and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
* If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for future needs, and lead a number of specialists to influence operations, while balancing short and long-term goals and ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
* If the position has leadership responsibilities, demonstrate leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver excellent standards, including listening, inspiring, aligning, and developing others.
* For individual contributors, be a subject matter expert, guide technical direction, lead assignments, and coach less experienced team members.
* Advise key stakeholders, including leadership and senior management, on impacts and alignment across functions.
* Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, supporting control and governance.
* Demonstrate leadership and accountability in managing risk and strengthening controls.
* Understand organizational functions to contribute to business goals.
* Collaborate across areas to stay aligned with business activity and strategies.
* Create solutions based on analytical thought, research, and innovative problem-solving.
* Build and maintain trusting relationships with stakeholders to achieve key objectives using influencing and negotiating skills.
All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and demonstrate the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.
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