Join us as a Capital Markets Lawyer at Barclays. The primary purpose of the role will be to provide legal and regulatory coverage with respect to the Private Bank & Wealth Management’s (PBWM) capital markets offering in the UK, Jersey and Ireland. This encompasses products such as structured products, OTC derivatives, exchange traded derivatives, FX and fixed income investments. The PBWM business is an expanding business that provides banking, credit and investment services to institutional and retail clients resident across multiple jurisdictions.
The successful candidate will need to act as a trusted advisor and deliver expert legal advice in relation to the laws, rules and regulations applicable to the capital markets offering. Engage on regulatory matters, predominantly as they relate to capital markets but also with respect to investment related items more generally. Partner with the PBWM business, delivering a best-in-class legal service that enables the business to deliver on their objectives, whilst effectively managing legal risk and ensuring good outcomes for PBWM customers.
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as legal issues, legal practices, regulatory compliance and business acumen.
Purpose of the role
To ensure that the activities in the Private Bank & Wealth Management division are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal and reputational risks associated with these activities.
Accountabilities
- Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies to manage risk related to non-adherence of laws, rules and regulations.
- Legal advice and support to the bank's Private Bank & Wealth Management division on matters arising from the investment, credit and banking products/services provided by the Private Bank & Wealth Management division.
- Subject matter support in the Legal department’s representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to Private Bank & Wealth Management activities, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
- Creation and review of legal documents for the Private Bank & Wealth Management division to ensure the bank’s adherence with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Maintaining and updating form legal documentation for the investment Private Bank & Wealth Management division.
- Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations that may impact the bank's Private Bank & Wealth Management activities.
- Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the Private Bank & Wealth Management division.
- Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with regards to changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.
Vice President Expectations
- Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
- Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
- Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
- Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
- Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
- Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
- Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
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