Leading financial services organisation is looking to hire a Financial Services Products & Regulatory Lawyer on a 12 month fixed term basis. This role is a hybrid-model and can have an office base in Edinburgh or Glasgow.
Role Profile:
As Legal Counsel, you will work as part of a dynamic consumer bank lending and saving products team and you will identify and manage legal risk in delivering targeted, commercially focused legal advice including:
- Product terms and conditions and associated documentation.
- Customer journeys and communications.
- Responding to operational, complaint and process queries as they arise.
- Managing outsourced legal advice.
Candidate Requirements:
- Qualified solicitor with valid practising certificate in a UK jurisdiction (practising certificates in relevant overseas jurisdictions may be considered).
- Retail banking legal experience either in-house or in private practice.
- Track record of delivering pragmatic, risk-based legal advice.
- Experience of strong relationship management (both internal and external stakeholders).
- Experience in consumer credit and CONC would be advantageous and desirable, including for example an understanding of the FCA’s Consumer Duty but not essential.
- Experience in non-lending consumer banking products would be beneficial but not essential.
On Offer:
- Competitive Salary & Benefits.
- Pension.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Bonus.
- Holiday Allowance (min 7.2 weeks)
To Apply:
For a confidential discussion about this position, to request the full job description or to apply, please contact:
David Thomson- Director
Glasgow: +44 (0) 141 244 0260
Email: david@thomsonlrc.com