• Join a growing bank in Leeds
• Great benefits on offer

About Our Client

Our client is a growing bank in Leeds with a clear purpose to support the government on growth across the UK and encourage private sector investment into priority areas.

Job Description

As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide leadership and legal expertise for debt, equity and / or fund transactions as well as key legal risks

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of the legal risk management framework for a designated area of legal risk, including controls and identify opportunities for improvement to manage the risk appetite for the Fund in key areas of legal risk.
• Act as the subject matter expert on existing and emerging legal requirements affecting designated business activities, (e.g. general lending, asset finance, project finance, equity, employment, public law etc) to ensure they are within the legal risk appetite.
• Review of complex, bespoke infrastructure transactions with the Fund providing debt, equity or guarantees advice and partner with key stakeholders to provide independent solutions.
• Act as a trusted partner with key stakeholders across the Fund to identify, assess and mitigate legal risks and determine appropriate controls and resources.
• Work with General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel alongside specialist external legal panels, private sector, government and other public sector organisations to support delivering key objectives, increase awareness and raise the banks profile.
• Monitor, challenge and report on designated legal risks with senior internal stakeholders and Investment and Engagement Committees, to protect the Fund from legal challenge and ensure compliance with legal and governance requirements.
• Manage litigation or claims made against the Fund for designated activities, representing the Fund's position with external parties, to drive an outcome that is in line with the Fund's risk appetite whilst ensuring that legal and governance requirements are satisfied.
• Lead designated legal projects and work in matrix teams to deliver joint outputs that ensure that management of legal risk is embedded across all designated activities.
• Engage, manage and monitor the performance of legal suppliers to ensure the delivery of the business objectives and commercial considerations.
• Working with the banking teams to create and develop the Fund's precedent documentation.
• Develop and deliver specialist legal training and guidance, working with the Learning & Development Team where appropriate, to raise awareness and capability across the Fund to enable the effective management of legal risks.
• Supervise the work of junior paralegals to ensure accurate provision of legal advice across the Fund.

The Successful Applicant

The Senior Legal Counsel should have / be;

• A Solicitor with a Banking or Corporate background
• Already be working in practice or In‑house
• Likely to be around 8 years PQE upwards
• Proficiency in drafting and negotiating complex legal documents.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to identifying and mitigating legal risks.

What's on Offer

• Great salary
• Generous 20% pension contribution.
• Performance‑based bonus structure.
• Comprehensive health care package.
• Hybrid working arrangements for better work‑life balance.
• 30 days of annual leave.