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About the Role

The Legal Counsel will provide support to the UK Legal team and collaborate with Group functions to ensure alignment on Group-wide matters, identifying and advising on the mitigation of legal risks in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to Brown Shipley in relation to its UK banking, wealth management and investment activities, including client, product, operational, contractual, governance and regulatory matters.
• Provide advice to mitigate legal risks and ensuring appropriate reporting of legal risks and legal proceedings to senior management of UK and the GCLO, and in adherence to the Group Legal Risks Framework.
• Assist with legal advice on complex client complaints and management of legal proceedings.
• Collaborate with the Group, to align UK priorities with Group initiatives and objectives.
• Support the Group Chief Legal Officer on Group projects and Group initiatives when required, while providing main support to the subsidiary in the UK.
• Act as a Group player, with the ability to deal in a transparent, proactive and collegiate manner.
• Communicate and influence stakeholders (internal clients) and engage and manage external law firms in a cost efficient manner when required.
• Support the GCLO with Group Legal Risk Management matters.
• Participate in the Group Legal Function meetings and UK management for as well as any other Group or local meetings and committees as necessary.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales, or equivalent UK qualification, with strong post-qualification experience gained in private practice and/or an in-house financial services legal function.
• Excellent legal expertise in the banking sector in the UK with focus on wealth management.
• Demonstrable ability to advise independently on complex legal issues, apply judgement in ambiguous situations, and provide balanced recommendations that reflect legal risk, commercial objectives and governance expectations.
• Strong regulatory background and ability to assess the impact of upcoming regulations.
• Excellent knowledge of banking products and processes and general knowledge of the financial markets.
• Very good knowledge of legal, compliance and regulatory risks applicable to the banking industry.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, including experience with client documentation, commercial contracts, supplier arrangements, outsourcing, project documentation and governance papers.
• Ability to adequately navigate in an international environment, dealing with different cultures and backgrounds.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to build trust, influence constructively and challenge where needed in a proportionate and solutions-focused way.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to produce concise, executive-ready advice and governance materials.
• Organised and resilient, with the ability to manage multiple complex matters, prioritise effectively and maintain quality under pressure.
• Collaborative and collegiate, with the ability to work effectively across UK and Group teams and to support a transparent, consistent and joined-up legal function.

Skills

• Legal research
• Drafting
• Negotiation
• Analytical skills
• Reviewing contractual documentation
• Interpreting contractual documentation
• Improving contractual documentation
• Reviewing regulatory documentation
• Interpreting regulatory documentation
• Improving regulatory documentation
• Reviewing governance documentation
• Interpreting governance documentation
• Improving governance documentation
• Microsoft 365
• Legal matter management tools
• Document management tools
• Workflow tools

Location

• UK

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Post-qualification experience

Education Level

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales, or equivalent UK qualification
• Qualified solicitor in the UK

About the Company

• Quintet Private Bank is a leading private bank in the wealth management sector, committed to clients and their families with personalised service based on a deep understanding of client goals.
• The company is small (<1,800 employees across 30 European and UK locations) with an ambition to be the most trusted fiduciary of family wealth.
• The company values diversity of background, equal access to opportunities, career development, collaboration and inclusiveness.
• Employees can grow their careers while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programmes.

Equal Opportunity

• The company values diversity of background, equal access to opportunities, career development, collaboration and inclusiveness.