Senior Counsel

Who is HSBC Innovation Banking?

HSBC Innovation Banking is the power behind the UK’s forward-thinkers, future-makers, and leap-takers, helping them ignite the bold ideas that reshape our world. We offer flexible banking solutions for start-ups, scale-ups, growth businesses, investors and those working towards IPO typically within the technology and life science sectors.

Whether it’s comprehensive banking, managing cashflow, plans for buyouts or Strategic Fund Solutions, we power ideas at every stage of their journey. From the first-time founders to the funds that back them, and everything in between. We're proud to accelerate growth for our clients, create meaningful connections and communities, and open a world of global opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors alike.

Here’s to never standing still. Come and join us!

The team you’ll work with:

The HSBC Innovation Banking (“HINV”) legal function is embedded into the expanding UK business resulting in a fantastic opportunity for a qualified lawyer to develop their in-house experience in a small team where there is a broad variety of work, opportunity for development and a culture that encourages innovation.

The value you’ll add:

As Senior Counsel, you will report into the HSBC Innovation Banking General Counsel with specific responsibility to support HSBC Innovation Banking’s Strategic Funds Solutions team, a funds financing team critical to the UK innovation ecosystem. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, invigorating and welcoming legal team at the forefront of helping UK’s founders and fund managers.

What you can expect to be doing:

Lending Team Support - support to HINV teams across the following areas:

• Providing best in class support to the Strategic Funds Solutions team, identifying tactical and strategic improvements in conjunction with the business
• Growing and managing a panel of external counsel
• Development and maintenance of template lending documents
• Structuring cross border lending transactions
• Advising on borrower default or distress situations across other lending practice areas [TC1]

Banking Operations Team Support - support across the following areas:

• New product development and launch
• Regulatory compliance

Finance, Risk and Compliance Teams Support

Requirements:

• Solicitor qualified in England and Wales or similar overseas jurisdiction holding a current practising certificate
• In-house or private practice experience in transactional banking for financial services firms
• Experience of working in a regulated environment with experience of funds financing and general financing transactions, including cross-border lending
• General project management skills, taking into account multiple stakeholders and working in a solutions-focused way
• Values-led approach to work, always leading with empathy, integrity and a desire to learn and improve
• The ideal candidate must be capable of functioning as a collaborative partner and value-added business adviser. In style, the individual should be consultative versus directive and able to weigh options and alternatives effectively.

Where you’ll be based:

Our home office in Finsbury Square, London. We offer hybrid working to our employees, so you can flex between home and the office, with a current requirement to be in the office 2 days per week.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk via [email protected] .