Senior Legal Counsel - Lending

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Legal plays an important role in protecting the Group’s reputation by helping to future-proof the organisation through robust legal risk and issue advisory.

Responsible for providing comprehensive legal advice to senior management and all businesses and functions, the team offers a diverse range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all countries and territories in which our businesses operate.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Senior Legal Counsel – Lending. 

In this role, you will:

•    Primarily, offer counsel and legal support to the UK WPB mortgage business, including in relation to business and regulatory change, project work, as well as advising on property and title issues.
•    In addition, provide counsel and legal support to the UK WPB unsecured lending business, including in relation to business and regulatory change, project work and Legal risk.
•    Be a trusted adviser to the UK WPB business through your ability to provide pragmatic and clear legal support and advice.
•    Provide guidance to the WPB UK mortgage and unsecured lending businesses in relation to the control and management of legal risks.
•    Work collaboratively with other members of the Global Legal team, developing positive and professional working relationships with all team members and all key stakeholders to contribute to the success of the mortgage and unsecured lending businesses in the wider Group whilst also ensuring any legal risk is mitigated.
•    Support analysis of and responses to relevant regulatory change consultations related to Secured and Unsecured lending. 

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

•    A UK qualified lawyer with substantial experience and knowledge of Secured Lending and, ideally, with some experience of Unsecured Lending, acquired working in a Bank, Building Society or a relevant role in private practice.
•    The ideal candidate will have some experience dealing with property and title matters (whether contentious or non-contentious).Prior experience delivering significant regulatory, and business change projects in relation to mortgage products, systems and operations. 
•    A strong track record of confidently and clearly delivering sound, pragmatic and commercial legal advice to senior stakeholders.
•    An understanding of risk management with proven experience of ensuring compliance with regulatory processes.
•    The ideal candidate will have prior experience of delivering change within a Legal Team, particularly around simplifying processes and improving the way Legal delivers advice. 
•    Ability to manage workload and plan projects and activities to meet business priorities.

The base location for this role is Birmingham / Hybrid.

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