Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate the delivery of legal advice, supporting Asset & Invoice Finance, Business Banking, Commercial Mid-Market, Restructuring, and Capital Management business areas.
• 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.
• Ensure legal advice is readily understandable to non-lawyers, delivered within relevant timescales, and manages and minimizes legal risks.
• Deliver continuous improvement in operating practices and processes, including identifying efficiencies, improvements, and opportunities to reduce costs.
• Provide communication of internal and external legal advice and help deliver transactions and projects to stakeholders in a commercial, user-friendly, and efficient manner.
• Manage legal costs through the use of e-billing, auctions, and other cost tools, driving a culture of disciplined cost management and controls.

Skills and Expertise:

• Experience providing legal and commercial advice in relation to 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.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships across the bank.
• Previous restructuring experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the commercial and institutional banking business activities, the commercial environment within which it operates, and associated legal issues.
• Experience of working with leading law firms and other professional advisors and consultants.
• Ability to keep up to date with and share relevant legal and market developments.
• Proactive attitude to developing skills in the business areas supported by the team.