Legal Advisor - 18 Month FTC

Purpose of the role:

· Provide general legal advice to all departments within the bank.

· Support strategic initiatives including product development and other projects

· Provide oversight of customer contractual documentation and certain customer communications.

· Review and/or 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.

· Provide non-legal colleagues with training and know-how on legal topics.

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.

· 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.

Requirements

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 Excellent 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 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 years plus, in a reputable law firm and/or in-house

Background and experience necessary

o Working knowledge of one/two of the following areas of law:

§ banking law

§ property law

§ company/commercial law

o Experience working in-house (may include secondments)

o Transactional banking experience

o Ability to deliver sound, pragmatic legal advice

o Experience working on contentious and/or trust matters desirable

o Experience negotiating, drafting and advising on commercial contracts

Benefits

• 28 DAYS OF HOLIDAY (Work Level 2 - Experienced)
• 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!