Senior Legal Counsel

Your new company
Set up by Parliament, this body is responsible for helping settle disputes between consumers and UK based businesses who provide financial services such as banks, building societies, insurance companies, investment firms, financial advisers and finance companies. A new position has been created for a Senior Legal Counsel to join the existing in-house legal team to support and advise on a wide range of financial services problems.

Your new role
As a member of the in-house team you will provide clear, tailored specialist advice on a wide range of legal, jurisdiction and rules issues involving public law, financial services law and regulation, litigation, contracts, information law, procurement, policy, corporate and project work. You'll deliver legal advice to colleagues on high risk problems, and advise and act for the organisation if they are challenged through the courts. In addition you'll design and deliver training and update knowledge tools to ensure relevant legal and jurisdiction knowledge is appropriately shared and accessible across the organisation.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for the role, you should be working as a solicitor or barrister qualified in England and Wales, or in an equivalent jurisdiction ideally in the regulatory, commercial or public sectors or private practice with an in-depth understanding of the legislative process. You should be practicing, and be recognised as a specialist or expert in, at least one of the following - financial services law and regulation, public law, employment law, contracts and procurement, judicial review, data protection and information law. Finally, you should be able to demonstrate a good understanding of how external legal developments might impact the organisation.

What you'll get in return
In addition to a competitive salary and flexible benefits package, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of a new legal venture for this organisation. You will benefit from an experienced legal team in which you can draw upon their expertise and knowledge, as well as helping develop and grow the careers of junior members of staff. Finally you can enjoy a flexible working pattern.

What you need to do now
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