Legal Counsel - Corporate Banking & Structured Lending

2w2 weeks ago

NatWest Group

London, GB · Full-time · £130,000 – £180,000

About this role

Join us as a Legal Counsel in the Corporate Banking & Structured Lending Legal team. Deliver the legal strategy and provide expert, accurate and cost-effective legal advice. Your role sits within our Commercial & Institutional business area, requiring understanding of associated legal issues.

Manage and coordinate the delivery of legal advice, supporting our Commercial & Institutional business. Work closely with stakeholders and legal colleagues to ensure timely, effective and efficient delivery of all issues, projects and initiatives, either directly or through a team.

Be recognised as an expert in your field, exposed to stakeholders across the bank and externally. Make legal advice readily understandable to non-lawyers, delivered within relevant timescales, while managing and minimising legal risks.

Drive continuous improvement in operating practices and processes, identifying efficiencies, improvements and opportunities to reduce costs. Manage legal costs through e-billing, auctions and other tools, fostering disciplined cost management.

Provide communication of internal and external legal advice, helping deliver transactions and projects to stakeholders in a commercial, user-friendly and efficient manner.

Requirements

New York qualified lawyer with experience providing legal and commercial advice on transactions and projects in-house or in a leading UK law firm
In-depth knowledge of general banking law and practice, and the financial services industry
In-depth knowledge of LSTA lending transactions and market as well as New York banking law and practice
Knowledge of commercial and private banking business activities and associated legal issues
Experience working with leading law firms and other professional advisers and consultants
Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships across the bank
Ability to keep up to date with and share relevant legal and market developments

Responsibilities

Deliver the legal strategy and provide expert, accurate and cost-effective legal advice
Manage and coordinate the delivery of legal advice supporting Commercial & Institutional business
Ensure legal advice is readily understandable to non-lawyers and delivered within relevant timescales
Manage and minimise legal risks
Deliver continuous improvement in operating practices and processes, identifying efficiencies and cost reductions
Communicate internal and external legal advice and deliver transactions and projects commercially
Manage legal costs through e-billing, auctions and other cost tools