Senior Banking Lawyer- Fin Tech, Edinburgh or Glasgow Based
- Recruiter
- Thomson LRC
- Location
- Edinburgh/ Glasgow
- Salary
- £Excellent + Bonus + Benefits
- Posted
- 10 May 2017
- Closes
- 07 Jun 2017
- Ref
- TLRC249
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Banking, Financial Services, Information Technology
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Exceptional new role for a senior banking lawyer to move into a technology-led Fin Tech banking role with a top tier law firm. This is an exciting new role, which offers the successful candidate the opportunity to develop new skills in a cutting edge area of legal services. This role can be based in their Edinburgh or Glasgow offices.
Role Profile:
Primary responsibility will be to lead the day-to-day delivery of transactions and services of the type Banking & Restructuring have been doing in relation to loan portfolio sales, ring-fencing due diligence, balance sheet management projects and large-scale remediation projects. You will also deliver technology-led services to bank clients.
Responsibilities will included:
- To be a lead member of the team delivering technology-led transactions and services for the firm's bank clients.
- To apply practical and technical knowledge of the banking sector to the creation, development and delivery of technology-led services for bank clients.
- To support bids, scoping, setup and management of technology-led services for bank clients. The intention is that the role will expand to include the development and support of technology-led services to clients in the FS Sector more generally.
- To support the development of client relationships to generate new business in the technology-led services area.
To help build our technology-led business by:
- Applying practical and technical legal knowledge of the banking sector to create, develop and implement technology-led solutions for bank clients.
- Identifying new opportunities for technology solutions and evaluating opportunities with the central technology team and, where relevant, with client relationship teams and sector teams.
- Participating in pitches, bids and presentations on technology-led services, for the Banking & Restructuring team and the wider FS Sector.
- Bidding for, pricing and scoping technology-led solutions, with appropriate partner and BD support, for our bank clients (expanding to other clients in the FS Sector).
- Liaising with central technology team throughout transactions.
- Understanding client requirements throughout transactions, from scoping to reporting.
Candidate Requirements:
- Previous experience working as a banking and finance lawyer with experience of transactional lending work (and, ideally, some experience of derivatives, payment products, bank accounts, and other products and services that banks offer their corporate customers). The person needs to have had client facing experience at all levels within the client.
- Strong working knowledge of at least one of the key bank relationships; including an extensive knowledge of their structures, key contacts and strategic objectives.
- Strong technical and analytical skills.
- Ability to creatively apply legal and technical knowledge to new solutions and opportunities.
- No previous legal technology experience is required and full training on technology tools will be given. An interest in legal technology and/or computer science would be an advantage.
- Strong communication and influencing skills dealing with all levels within the client, firm and the markets. Pitching and presenting will be an essential component of the role.
- Excellent project management and prioritisation skills to ensure delivery of client transactions.
- Strong drafting and oral presentation skills to clearly communicate to all stakeholders.
- Creativity – this role involves developing new solutions for the delivery of legal services.
- Ability to manage client transactions alongside product development work.
- Team-orientated and able to work in a mixed lawyer/technology team.
- Robust, persuasive and a strong influencer.
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package and a chance to work with a market leader.
To discuss this role in confidence or to apply, please contact David Thomson, Director at Thomson Legal by completing the Apply Now details in the box below. Alternatively, please click on the Thomson Legal logo to access our recruiter profile where you can contact us directly via telephone, email or social media.