Senior Legal Advisor - Permanent

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

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!