Senior Legal Counsel

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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

To help manage a large portfolio of litigation and regulatory matters across multiple European jurisdictions. Interaction and relationship building with stakeholders across a variety of levels of seniority, business line and jurisdiction is expected.

To help manage external legal spend and support/drive productive, efficient and focused relationships with external providers and provide strategic advice on other contentious issues like customer complaints, nascent disputes as well as more general transaction or product related questions.

To provide all advice and support with an understanding of non-standard legal, conduct and reputational risk – to ensure that such risks are identified, reported and mitigated.

This person will have the ability to evaluate and respond to changes in legal and regulatory requirements as they arise.

To help drive forward various wider initiatives/projects and to support the team in its interaction with and partnering of various Group wide functions.

To maintain and develop positive and professional working relationships with all team members, including by driving a high performance, inclusive culture.

Qualifications - External

Qualified lawyer who is a confident financial services litigator with regulatory experience and excellent negotiation and drafting skills They will have demonstrated the ability to take initiative and apply good commercial and legal judgment.

Ability to handle a diverse range of issues, deal with new or unexpected situations and work under pressure with a creative but pragmatic mindset.Ability

 to balance the need for further analysis and the need for a timely decision.

Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and strong inter-personal skills.

Strong lateral thinking/problem solving ability with forward leaning proactive approach.

A collaborative teammate who is keen to break down silos, be inclusive and connect, but also a self-starter who is able to work independently, contribute to high performance and be commercially minded.

Location for this role is London on a hybrid basis

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