Legal Counsel (London)

Job Title: Legal Counsel

Location: Central London – Hybrid (50/50)

Salary: Up to £137,550

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm

Benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Private medical healthcare
• Life assurance
• Dental plan
• Free eye tests
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Social events
• 25 days annual leave plus bank and public holidays
• Excellent development opportunities.

About our Client and the role of Legal Counsel:

We're working with a challenger bank that delivers specialist lending solutions across the UK. With a focus on under-served segments of the market, they support SME businesses through niche products such as Wholesale Finance, Bridging Finance, Development Finance and Specialist Mortgages.

As Legal Counsel, you will be part of a high-performing, collaborative legal team that provides expert and pragmatic legal support to the business. The role is focused on protecting and creating value through proactive legal advice, supporting business growth and change, while ensuring regulatory and legal risk is effectively mitigated.

Responsibilities for the role of Legal Counsel:

• Provide fast, simple and expert legal advice to colleagues across the business
• Advise on the suitability and use of precedent legal documents and terms
• Support with the development of processes to mitigate legal risk
• Advise on disputes and litigation where required
• Assist with reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
• Monitor legal risks and regulatory change to ensure timely awareness and action
• Deliver training sessions to business colleagues on key legal issues
• Support legal aspects of business change programmes
• Help shape the relationship between the business and external law firms
• Be an ambassador for the legal team and support business understanding of legal risk appetite and frameworks.

Experience required for the role of Legal Counsel:

• Qualified solicitor (England and Wales) holding a current practising certificate
• Strong technical knowledge of structured and secured lending, particularly in property finance for SMEs and individuals
• Experience in at least one of the following: commercial contracts, deposit accounts, regulation, data protection, litigation, corporate or employment law
• Demonstrable experience advising stakeholders independently, at a standard equivalent to senior associate level or above
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

For more information regarding the role of Legal Counsel please contact us

Stellar Select is acting as an employment agency and is a corporate member of the REC.

Due to a high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful. We aim to contact all successful contacts within two business days.