Banking In House Solicitor
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
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Scotland, Edinburgh
EdinburghCity of Edinburgh
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 22 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 21 Jul 2017
- Ref
- 13695483/001
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Category
- Legal
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client a bank based in Edinburgh is looking to recruit an in house Banking solicitor to be based in their legal team in Edinburgh.
Client Details
Our client is a retail and commercial bank based in UK. This role is to be based in their legal team in Edinburgh.
Description
Acts as a source of professional legal expertise, providing advice as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and assisting with the development of policy and procedures.
Acts as a subject matter expert on legal issues, able to be the sole representative for an area.
Maintains an awareness of external legal developments and how these affect the business.
Provides Legal technical input to support delivery of projects.
Contributes to reporting and escalation of legal or governance issues within own/ supported area, inputting to recommended solutions as required.
Leads specific projects and reviews within the Legal function.
Collaborates with Legal colleagues to share business and legal knowledge and best practice.
Builds and maintains internal network and relationships, providing appropriate professional advice to achieve the clients objectives.
Provides advice on terms and conditions, marketing and other customer communications, new product development, operational queries and legal issues arising in connection with the products and services referred to in the core purpose section above
Profile
The candidate needs to be 12 months plus in terms of level of PQE and has undertaken some banking legal work ( preferably Retail Banking )
Job Offer
The salary will be commensurate with level of PQE . There is a good benefits package.