Cyber Legal is the legal team charged with directly supporting Barclays’ Chief Security Office in its many critical objectives. In your Cyber Legal AVP role, you will be the lawyer responsible for day-to-day support of CSO Investigations and its sub-teams, including its Court Orders Team and Police Liaison Unit. You’ll advise investigators on next steps, interpret freezing orders, and exercise your deep knowledge of UK criminal procedure, including by engaging regularly with UK law enforcement on urgent issues. You’ll collaborate closely with talented teams throughout CSO, Legal, Compliance, Operational Risk, Senior Management and Front Office, Regulatory Relations, Fraud, Human Resources, and Corporate Communications. You’ll quickly acquire an understanding of Barclays’ corporate structure, individual businesses and functions, and areas of primary risk. You may have professional opportunities to extend into Cyber Legal’s broader coverage of CSO on cyber and information security issues, and you’ll do it all in a manner of social and professional service that is above reproach and exemplifies Barclays Values.
To be successful in this role you need to:
* Be a Qualified Lawyer (Solicitor, Attorney or equivalent);
* Have criminal law experience or experience handling and/or advising on internal investigations litigation, data privacy and/or financial crime legal matters for a global financial institution;
* Have strong oral and written communication skills.
Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience working with government security, intelligence and/or law enforcement agencies.
* Working knowledge of processes for complying with Production and Freeze & Restraint Orders.
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 Northampton, Birmingham or Manchester.
Purpose of the role:
To help ensure that the Cyber, Data, IP & Emerging Tech Legal activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws 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 for risk management and compliance.
* Legal advice and support to the business on cybersecurity, data privacy, intellectual property (IP) and emerging tech matters, including cybersecurity and data privacy incidents, IP protection and technology deployment.
* Representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to cybersecurity, data privacy, IP protection and emerging tech, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
* Creation and review of legal documents such as data protection policies, cybersecurity protocols, IP licenses and emerging tech policies to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
* Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations that may impact the bank's cybersecurity, data privacy, IP protection and emerging tech practices.
* Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to cybersecurity, data privacy, IP protection and emerging tech.
* 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.
Assistant Vice President Expectations:
* Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
* Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
* Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
* Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
* Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
* Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practices (in other areas, teams, companies, etc.) to solve problems creatively and effectively.
* Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
* Influence or convince stakeholders 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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