Lead and supervise colleagues while managing a caseload of important and high-profile litigation and contentious regulatory matters
Advise senior stakeholders on industry-significant strategic decision making
Contribute to the wider leadership of the Litigation & Contentious Regulatory (LCR) team
Work closely with business and operations colleagues and provide proactive, pragmatic, commercially aware advice
Deliver litigation and contentious regulatory support for projects and cases
Support and mentor more junior colleagues with all aspects of their caseloads, including strategic case management, briefing, and influencing key senior stakeholders
Manage external panel law firms
Support business areas in identifying and resolving legal risks
Act as senior legal representative in business/divisional projects
Identify and develop protocols to improve the efficiency of litigation and contentious regulatory management
Requirements
Legally qualified in England & Wales, Scotland, or with an equivalent legal qualification
Current legal practising certificate
Significant post-qualification experience
Excellent understanding of dispute resolution
Previous experience as a litigator in a law firm and/or in-house, ideally in the banking and financial services sector
Leadership potential and a sound understanding of the legal, technical, and procedural factors affecting contentious matters
Ability to communicate ideas, risks, and strategies clearly and concisely – both orally and in written form
Ability to build trusting and collaborative relationships
Strong organisational skills and good attention to detail
Ability to be based at one of the offices in Edinburgh, Bristol, Cardiff, Chester, Halifax or Leeds
Benefits
Hybrid Working
Job Share
Flexible working options
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual performance-related bonus
Share schemes including free shares
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
A range of wellbeing initiatives
Generous parental leave policies
Reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities
Guaranteed interviews under the Disability Confident Scheme for eligible applicants
Job title
Senior Lawyer – Litigation and Contentious Regulatory
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