Job Description:
Job Title
Legal Counsel
Location
London
Corporate Title
Vice President
Trade Finance consists of different sub teams, including structured finance products within Structured Trade and Export Finance, Natural Resources Finance, Project Finance, Cross Product Structuring, Trade Distributions and Credit Solutions and flow trade products within Working Capital, Documentary Trade, Trade Operations and Supply Chain Finance.
Whilst Trade Finance is the main focus, the role also includes support for other areas of the Corporate Bank such as Cash Management, which consisting of institutional cash management and corporate cash management, and Trust and Agency Services, which provides agency and trustee services to the international capital markets.
This role offers a mixture of work to support the Corporate Bank legal team, with a primary focus on Trade Finance and consists of a combination of transactional and advisory work. You will be required to work closely with the business, other members of Legal, and internal support functions.
You will play an active role in helping the business manage legal, regulatory and reputational risk and will be a point of reference for bank-policy driven issues, including with regard to legal risk management.
What we'll offer you
A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That's why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.
You can expect:
- Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
- Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
- 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
- Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
- A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
- The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days' volunteering leave per year
Your key responsibilities
- Advising the business in relation to legal issues with new and existing products
- Drafting and negotiating documentation and updating Deutsche Bank templates
- Working closely with both Deutsche Bank Legal (in London and abroad) and Deutsche Bank's external counsel
- Working in collaboration with other internal control functions such as Compliance and Credit Risk Management
- Advising on current regulatory issues in relation to the Trade Finance businesses
Your skills and experience
- Qualified to practice Law in England and Wales and relevant post-qualification experience
- Team player who is flexible and commercially minded
- Legal industry experience demonstrating the ability to interpret, draft and apply legal documents
- Knowledge of the law applied to banking law and an awareness of current trends in the law and regulation
- Knowledge and experience of trade finance (such as Loan Market Association (LMA) mandate letters and facility agreements, receivables financing, risk participation agreements, and trade instruments such as guarantees and letters of credit)
How we'll support you
- Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
- Coaching and support from experts in your team
- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
- A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
- We value diversity and as an equal opportunities' employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (for example, screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)
About us
Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.
Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.
We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.