Legal Counsel (12 Month FTC)

Overview

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life. Join the Close Brothers Legal Team where you will provide advice and legal risk management across a range of legal matters. Working as part of the Legal team our ideal team member will have previous experience advising on strategic, corporate, governance and legal risk with an ability to think strategically and creatively.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support on a wide range of strategic, corporate, business and legal risk management issues, working with colleagues across Group Central Functions and, where relevant, with the Group’s operating divisions.
• Support M&A and other corporate transactions (including intra‑group matters), including structuring advice, heads of terms, non‑disclosure agreements, due diligence, data‑room processes and transaction documentation, working with and overseeing external counsel.
• Structure, review and negotiate a range of commercial / corporate contracts and engagements and advise on legal / risk ramifications, including engagements with external auditors and other advisers.
• Provide support across a wide range of legal areas including intellectual property, where you have confidence and the ability to support (with external counsel as appropriate).
• Pro‑actively manage projects, matters and transactions.
• Advising on the legal, regulatory and corporate governance framework applicable to the Group as a listed entity, including Listing Rules, Disclosure Guidelines & Transparency Rules and the Corporate Governance Code.
• Potential involvement in insurance claims management, including litigation affecting divisions within the Group, liaising with insurers, external counsel and internal stakeholders.
• Develop effective and integrated relationships and credibility with internal stakeholders across the Group and external stakeholders, including external counsel, insurers and other advisers.

Qualifications

• A broad legal experience including corporate / M&A / company / commercial law, with an ability and willingness to provide generalist legal advice.
• A well‑rounded, broadly based lawyer with first‑rate academic credentials, demonstrable intellectual capabilities and an excellent career track record.
• A solid understanding of the financial services industry and issues affecting Close Brothers.
• A strong grasp of the legal, regulatory and corporate governance framework within which Close Brothers operates (particularly listed‑company considerations).
• A technically strong, pragmatic, business‑oriented lawyer with breadth of experience covering corporate, commercial and other broad‑based legal and regulatory risk issues.
• Sound legal judgement with a strong appreciation of legal risk and an ability to communicate to all levels of the business.
• Ability to provide incisive, proactive advice.
• Accustomed to operating with internal and external stakeholders in a high‑paced environment and a successful track record of aligning legal priorities to business goals.

Nice‑to‑have

• In‑house experience (whether through secondments or permanent roles) an advantage.

About Us

We are an inclusive organisation committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process, please email us at recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com or request a call back.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

To learn more about life at Close Brothers: https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers

To discover our benefits: https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits

Our commitment to creating an inclusive environment: Our Responsibility – Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group

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