Join us as a Private Bank Investments Lawyer – Wealth & Private Banking at Barclays where you will play a key role in providing legal and regulatory coverage with respect to the Private Bank & Wealth Management’s (PBWM) Investments business in the UK, Jersey and Ireland.
The Investments business is responsible for services such as wealth planning, discretionary portfolio management, investment advice, dealing and custody. Within these services a range of products are available. These include: equities, fixed income, FX, OTC derivatives, structured products, exchange traded products, funds, offshore bonds, venture capital trusts (VCTs), enterprise investment schemes (EIS) and life wrappers.
The PBWM business is an expanding business that provides banking, credit and investment services to retail and institutional residents across multiple jurisdictions.
Key Skills Required:
* Experienced investments focused lawyer
* Strong knowledge and experience from across the investment product and service universe.
* Experience of distribution of services and products on a cross-border basis, not just in the UK
* Private banking experience.
Other Valued Skills:
* Experience with insurance-based investment products, wealth planning (including ISAs) and/or digital assets is desirable.
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role can be based in either Manchester or Glasgow.
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 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.
* 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 division.
* Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs).
Vice President Expectations:
* To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change.
* If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations.
* If the position has leadership responsibilities, demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive.
* 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.
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.
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