Legal Counsel

Application Deadline: Wednesday 4th June

Hybrid Working Pattern - 3 days in Office & 2 WFH

About us

Cynergy Bank is the UK’s human digital bank serving the needs of ‘scale up’ or medium sized and fast-growing SMEs; professionals; high net worth and mass affluent individuals, in essence those market segments that still value human service enabled by great technology.

We recognise that professional and personal lives often overlap and our mission is to help empower our customers to achieve their ambitions by serving all their interdependent banking needs. We provide a comprehensive range of digitally enabled products and services to meet the property finance, business and commercial banking, private banking and personal savings needs of our customers.

Our human and digital model transforms banking for customers who still value a face-to-face relationship that is enabled by the latest digital technology.

We partner with firms such as Google Cloud, Cigniti and Slalom as we continue to innovate in the human digital space.

Cynergy Bank plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Eligible deposits with Cynergy Bank plc are protected by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme .

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Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Company Bonus
• Competitive holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase an additional 10 days holiday
• Pension contribution and Life Assurance
• Income Protection Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Medical Cover (After Probation)
• Electric Car Scheme and Money Coach (After Probation)

The Role:

To support its strategic growth and transformation agenda, Cynergy Bank is looking for an experienced banking and finance lawyer, qualified to practice in England and Wales. Reporting to the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. The role involves working closely across all areas of the bank including product development, lending, corporate, commercial and capital markets. The role will provide an opportunity to interact with leadership from an early stage.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the Group General Counsel across a challenging and complex range of legal matters
• Provide end-to-end legal advice across commercial documentation including lending and product terms
• Support strategic initiatives across the Bank, providing general advice and counsel where required
• Review legal and regulatory developments in the market generally and support the business in implementing any changes to processes
• Support the enhancement of the legal department capabilities, finding efficiencies for supporting productivity
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Represent the legal department across projects and Bank transformation
• Support the compliance and company secretarial agenda as required by the General Counsel
• Supervise and support junior members of the team

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

Must be qualified to practice law in England and Wales, registered with Solicitors Regulatory Authority and holding a current practising certificate issued by them.

Excellent communication Skills (both written and verbal)

Qualified Solicitor or Barrister of at least 5 years PQE or equivalent

Broad experience in lending and commercial matters, working on large commercial lending transactions under time pressure

Strong drafting, negotiation and transaction and stakeholder management experience

Proactive, collaborative and adaptable approach in a fast-paced environment

Desirable knowledge & Experience:

Experience in-house within a bank or finance provider

Knowledge and demonstrable experience of commercial banking

Experience in a wide variety of legal matters

Financial services experience

CCA/asset finance experience

Behavioural Attributes:

Commitment to continuous learning and development and ability to learn quickly

Attention to detail

Pragmatic approach to problem solving

Commercial approach

Strong desire obtain the right outcome for colleagues and customers.

Good team player

Quick to learn and adapt