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This is a newly created permanent role to provide in-house legal advice and to deliver legal strategy to Arbuthnot Latham and its subsidiaries.

The Legal Counsel, reporting to the Head of Legal, will provide in-house legal advice and to deliver legal strategy to Arbuthnot Latham and its subsidiaries, working with stakeholders and colleagues to ensure timely, effective delivery on all legal issues, projects and initiatives. You will provide legal advice and co-ordinate the provision of legal advice by external law firms and other legal resources, managing the legal costs so as to promote a culture of cost efficiency and control.

• Provide high quality and readily understandable legal advice and support to Arbuthnot Latham’s management generally;
• day to day legal advice on issues arising within Arbuthnot Latham’s banking, wealth management and specialist lending businesses;
• advice on material contracts including contracts for the provision of products and services;
• advice on the legal documentation used by the business, including lending and security documentation and customer facing documentation (e.g. Terms and Conditions);
• advice on disputes and litigation;
• advice on the selection and use of external lawyers and liaison with external lawyers advising the business;
• advice on the terms of engagement of contractors and suppliers;
• assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures;
• advice on legislative changes that affect the business (in conjunction with Compliance).

Principal Responsibilities

Event driven activities: to provide legal advice and assistance on event driven activities such as change projects (strategic and regulatory), and new products, working closely with the business team, and manage external lawyers and other stakeholders in the successful delivery of such event driven activities.

Business as usual activities: to provide legal advice and support on business as usual activities such as drafting, reviewing and negotiating material contracts, advice on day to day queries, product development, new business initiatives, and documentation reviews.

Risk and control: to act as the Second Line of Defence in the risk management framework and to manage legal risk within the business; to identify, monitor, evaluate and escalate legal risks and where appropriate challenge the business on the effective management of legal risk, and formulate robust solutions to mitigate legal risk..

Policy/legal management activities: to provide advice and assistance, using legal skills, expertise and contacts in relation to policy matters with a legal content, such as the management of panel law firms, risk assessment and governance projects, and changes in law.