Join us as a Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement Lawyer based in Glasgow. The team manages a wide range of legal disputes and investigations, whether or not legal proceedings have been commenced, and either handles such disputes within the team or with the assistance of our panel law firms. Disputes may involve defending claims from customers or third parties, or bringing claims in order to recover Barclays' assets.
Purpose of the role
* To advise on and manage claims and potential claims by or against Barclays.
* To advise on and work within a team managing internal and external investigations (including enforcement and regulatory investigations) and contentious regulatory issues.
* To proactively identify and manage legal and regulatory risks and opportunities relating to Barclays’ business and its clients and to work with other infrastructure and business teams to manage those risks effectively.
* To help to ensure the delivery of functionally excellent litigation and investigations services within Barclays.
Key skills required for this role include:
* UK Qualified lawyer (Solicitor or Barrister) or equivalent.
* Well established experience with English law/English proceedings before English Courts.
* Managing litigation for financial institutions and/or experience of working on internal and external investigations and regulatory requests for financial institutions.
Other highly valued skills include:
* Understanding of the requirements of legal risk management in a financial institution.
* Previous experience working in-house within the financial services industry and/or working on financial services matters at a law firm.
* General banking law.
Accountabilities
* Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for managing litigation, investigations and enforcement including the management of external support.
* Legal advice and support to the bank on contentious legal matters.
* Representation of the bank in legal proceedings such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
* Creation and review of legal documents relevant to cases, and processes, policies and procedures designed to reduce legal and regulatory risk across the bank.
* Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws, rules, and regulations that may impact the bank's litigation, investigations, and enforcement activities.
* Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to and/or arising from litigation, investigations, and enforcement proceedings.
* Proactively identifying, communicating, and providing legal advice on applicable laws, rules, and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with 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.
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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