The Opportunity

Shawbrook is a specialist bank driven by a purpose to power up ingenuity to create opportunity, every single day.

We offer a diverse range of savings and loan products. From personal and business savings accounts and loans for wedding and new cars, to complex financial credit facilities for businesses requiring significant investment and mortgages for landlords with multiple properties – no two customers are ever the same.

We give our customers the best-of-both worlds; uniquely combining strong digital capabilities with human expertise and ingenuity to deliver the best outcomes. We rise to the challenge of a complex case or unconventional circumstances, and we love to make things happen. By being creative, practical, and personal, we know we can always find the right solution for our customers.

If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you’re our kind of person

Work with us because you:

Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world
Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative and hardworking culture
Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen
Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups
Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too
Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself

The Role & Responsibilities

To proactively support the Bank’s business initiatives and projects by providing high quality legal support and advice
In particular, focusing on supporting the Bank’s central Corporate Development, Treasury and Finance teams with strategic corporate projects including M&A activity such as loan portfolio and business acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructurings, capital raisings and debt capital markets transactions
To also assist with other general commercial legal support to the Bank’s central functions and business divisions as and when needed, particularly on complex, strategic, unusual, high value, or high-risk matters
Provide legal advice and support to the Bank’s central functions (primarily the Corporate Development, Treasury and Finance teams) in respect of a wide range of transactions which the Bank may undertake from time to time. To include business and loan portfolio acquisitions and disposals, forward flows, capital raisings and debt capital market transactions. Such advice to include input on structuring, heads of terms, engagement letters, non-disclosure agreements, due diligence and disclosure processes, transaction documentation and post completion matters.
Develop strong working relationships (and manage those relationships) with internal stakeholders in the Bank and, where necessary, supporting engagement with the Bank’s Board and shareholders, including inputting into Board and Committee papers
Engage and liaise with external counsel as necessary to deliver appropriate and timely legal advice on transactions
Work collaboratively with other teams within the legal function to ensure effective and fully aligned end-to-end legal support to the wider business in a transactional context
Support the Bank’s wider Legal function in other areas as and when needed (e.g., commercial contracts, strategy and approach to issues which may involve litigation/dispute resolution, general corporate and commercial support).
Develop and maintain good legal risk governance structures and mechanisms that reflect best practice and meet the needs of the business within the Bank’s regulatory environment. In particular (a) provide support and guidance to ensure appropriate governance procedures are adhered to in a transactional context in collaboration with Secretariat and deal teams; and (b) helping deal teams to engage with other appropriate internal stakeholders where issues arise on transactions which require input from the Bank’s Risk/Compliance teams
To develop an awareness of and competency in the wider legal and regulatory framework in which the Bank operates and to support the Group Legal function
To support the Bank’s Company Secretariat team as necessary when Legal support required (e.g., Group restructuring)

The Person

Qualified solicitor (England and Wales). Qualified lawyers in other legal jurisdictions (e.g., Australia, New Zealand) who can demonstrate sufficient UK law experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis
The candidate will have received wide ranging training and experience within a medium to large city law firm (ideally in a corporate or banking transactional team) and be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of corporate law
Experience advising on a broad range of corporate transactions (from either a corporate or banking angle) from end to end (including managing and co-ordinating diligence processes and drafting, advising on and negotiating the relevant transaction and ancillary documentation)
Experience in the financial services/banking sector is a plus
Experience in being the direct point of contact for your client(s)/stakeholders and providing pragmatic, solutions-based commercial advice and decision making will be a benefit
In-house experience (permanent or secondment) would be an added benefit
Any experience working with or in the financial services/banking sector will be an advantage
Excellent skills in synthesising and summarising complex information and communicating key points to the wider team/stakeholders

Reward

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:

Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health
Cycle to work scheme
Discounts on gym membership
Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - It’s important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you’re enjoying your leisure time.

Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
Discounts on gym membership nationwide
Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution - We’re focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.

Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done

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