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Senior legal counsel

Employer
Barclay Simpson
Location
London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
Salary
up to £125,000 depending on experience
Closing date
30 Apr 2019

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Job Details

A global financial services institution is seeking a qualified lawyer with strong regulatory and general advisory experience for a key role within a growing legal team. You will be responsible for legal advisory across the business and you will make critical decisions on behalf of the organisation. You will advise on any legal, regulatory and market developments and the impact they will have on the business and you will provide legal advice in relation to strategic business initiatives, clearing and settlement matters, regulatory programs and financial services documentation. 

As a qualified lawyer with a minimum of 5 years PQE you will have strong experience of regulatory change including MiFID 2, Dodd-Frank and EMIR, Further to this you will have had experience drafting and negotiating financial services documentation including custody agreements, technology and vendor contracts and clearing systems. As you will be dealing with very senior stakeholders on a regular basis it is important that you are a strong communicator and have the ability to manage multiple projects at ones. This role comes with a very competitive salary package and an excellent name on the CV.

For further information please contact Rebecca Garland via rg@barclaysimpson.com

Company

Barclay Simpson is dedicated to the recruitment of Legal, Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, Treasury and Information Security professionals. With offices in London, Dubai and Hong Kong we have a truly global reach. Having been established since 1989, our reputation is built on an authoritative knowledge of our market and the objective guidance that we offer. The long-term relationships that we have built with clients and candidates throughout the banking, financial services and commercial markets are testament to this. Our specialist legal division advises lawyers on their careers both within private practice and in-house, covering financial services and the commercial sector. We strive to maximize our candidates’ potential through effective career management and identifying the most fitting roles available.We recruit qualified lawyers at all levels and work with a wide range of clients from large global institutions with extensive legal teams to small privately owned businesses looking to recruit their first in-house legal advisor. Within private practice we place finance, corporate, commercial, regulatory, insurance and projects lawyers into law firms in London and globally. We have a strong knowledge of the market and established relationships with leading US, International and UK law firms.Our in-house divisions in Dubai and Hong Kong recruit UK qualified, international and local lawyers at the mid to senior level into multinationals, regional conglomerates and financial institutions across Asia Pacific, Australasia, the Middle East and North Africa. For a more detailed picture of the current recruitment market or to discuss specific vacancies, please contact Jane Fry, Tracy Brown, Liam Hughes, Rebecca Garland or Callum Stuckey on 0207 936 2601 or email legal@barclaysimpson.com. For further information please visit www.barclaysimpson.com/legal-recruitment

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0207 936 2601
Location
Bridewell Gate
9 Bridewell Place
London
London
EC4V 6AW
United Kingdom

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