Senior Lawyer
Core
Senior Lawyer providing expert legal advice on complex lending transactions and strategic initiatives within Corporate & Institutional Banking.
Role type
Senior IC lawyer (complex lending)
Builds
Complex lending transactions, strategic change, product development, portfolio management, restructuring and recoveries for CIB.
Domain
Financial Services / Banking / Debt Finance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Legal qualification (England & Wales, Scotland, or equivalent), current legal practicing certificate, expertise in corporate and institutional lending, reviewing and negotiating complex finance documentation, advising on legal and regulatory issues, coaching and developing colleagues, working with senior stakeholders
Preferred skills
Experience in Leveraged Finance, Infrastructure & Project Finance, Funds Finance, Investment Grade Lending, product development, cross-border transactions, restructuring & insolvency, engaging with external counsel and industry bodies
Technologies
Legal tech, data, automation, AI-enabled solutions
Responsibilities
Provide expert legal advice on complex lending transactions and strategic initiatives; Support CIB lending businesses in delivering strategic growth ambitions; Advise on legal, regulatory and market developments; Represent DPL and BCB & CIB Legal at governance forums; Coach colleagues and build legal capability; Develop legal insights to improve DPL effectiveness; Identify opportunities to simplify and improve legal service delivery
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities