Legal Counsel London, England
Job description
Job Title Legal Counsel
Location London
Corporate Title Vice President
The Wealth Management (WM) United Kingdom (UK) Legal supports Deutsche Bank UK Bank Limited. The team are responsible for assisting with legal aspects of the day-to-day operations of Deutsche Bank UK Bank as well as the broader regulatory, product, project, and governance aspects of the UK Wealth Management business.
You will provide legal guidance and counsel to managers and teams within the business on a wide range of legal topics.
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 arrangements with the opportunity to work in the office and remotely from home
- 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
- Providing legal support to the alternative investment solutions business of International Private Bank (IPB) globally
- Providing advice to the alts business globally on fund structuring, negotiation of fund documentation, production of templates and selection of and negotiations with third party fund managers and providers
- Extensively liaising with colleagues from legal, compliance, anti-financial crime (AFC) and other control functions to navigate the Deutsche Bank new product approval process
- Supporting the UK WM business in relation to all its other WM activities including discretionary and advisory mandates, custody, lending, and deposits, wealth planning and product development as well as regulatory compliance
- Engaging and managing, to the extent considered appropriate by Legal, external lawyers
Your skills and experience
- Track record in advising on funds, ideally with experience in the alternative funds space
- Knowledge of different funds structures, documentation and associated regulatory regimes
- Previous experience of a range of products and services typically offered in the WM space desirable, but not essential. Experience with cross-border operating models and issues related to dealing with high net worth clients desirable, but not essential
- Highly motivated and efficient with a preparedness to learn new areas of law including WM and willingness to adopt a commercial approach in dealing with different stakeholders
- Working in a dynamic international environment, ability to relate to different business perspectives and approaches to issues arising from such perspectives
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
About us and our teams
Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.
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.
