Job Description:
Job Title
Legal Counsel
Location
London
Corporate Title
Vice President
In this role, you will be a member of the UK and Ireland Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Group within Deutsche Bank's Legal Department working on a variety of litigation and regulatory enforcement matters. You will serve as a key-contributor on the team overseeing and providing legal advice on litigation disputes and interacting with regulatory agencies. This role will require interaction with multiple internal and external stakeholders, collaboration across functions, and management and development of strategy on a variety of complex litigations and regulatory enforcement investigations.
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.
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.
You can expect:
- 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
- Overseeing active civil litigation and regulatory enforcement matters
- Handling pre-litigation transactional disputes
- Instructing and supervising outside counsel, serving as a primary interface between outside counsel and the business, overseeing the collection of documents and conducting interviews
- Reporting to senior management
- Assisting with internal investigations
- Negotiating regulatory and civil litigation settlements
Your skills and experience
- Significant experience at a major law firm, in-house legal department and/or regulatory authorities, all involving oversight of civil litigation and regulatory enforcement matters (government investigations, criminal or regulatory matters)
- Qualified to practice in England and Wales
- Excellent writing and presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in a team and create and maintain strong relationships with business stakeholders
- Must be able to work independently and an organised self-starter
- Experience working for or with financial institutions is a plus
How we'll support you
- Training and development to help you excel in your career
- 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 (e.g. 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 a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Silver Award from Stonewall for two years running and named in their Top 100 Employers for 2023 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Our values define the working environment we strive to create - diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.
We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
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