Litigation Lawyer – 12 Month FTC Edinburgh, Scotland
Lloyds Banking Group
Full Time
Edinburgh, Scotland
105400 - 124000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
End Date
Thursday 24 August 2023
Salary Range
£105,400 - £124,000Agile Working Options
Job Description Summary
12 Month Secondment
Job Description
- JOB TITLE: Litigation Lawyer - 12 Month FTC
- SALARY: £105,400 - £124,000
- LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Leeds, Bristol & Chester
- HOURS: Full Time
- WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites
We’re looking for a lawyer to join our Litigation & Contentious Regulatory (LCR) team, part of the wider Legal & Secretariat (L&S) division. We'll ask you to support the Head of the Group Litigation & Conduct Investigations Legal team in handling a diverse litigation workload, deliver pragmatic and commercially aware advice to business partners on litigation and conduct matters, and support them to identify, monitor and mitigate litigation risk. The role will be covering 12 months of sabbatical leave.
Why Lloyds Banking Group!
We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re crafting finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.
About us!
The Group Litigation & Conduct Investigations Legal team handles contentious matters with the potential to affect the Group, advising the business and conducting litigation (with the assistance of external firms where necessary). These cases involve a broad range of subject matter and legal issues. We advise on and support the investigation and governance of conduct cases. We provide dispute avoidance and risk management advice and support to the Group functions and coordinate reporting on material litigious matters to Group Audit Committee. The team also contributes subject matter expertise to Group responses to government and regulatory consultations on legal developments with potential to impact the business, assists with the formulation and implementation of Group policies and represents the Group in industry and other external forums.
What are we looking for?
A great teammate with a positive mind set. You’ll need to demonstrate flexibility and be able to adapt quickly to shifting priorities, with experience in advising and influencing a range of business partners. You will be willing to learn and quickly get to grips with new or emerging areas of law in order to get the best result for the Group, including being proactive in helping the Group to avoid litigation.
What we need from you!
- Professional legal qualification in a UK jurisdiction or equivalent.
- Current legal practising certificate or equivalent.
- Strong understanding and knowledge of the legal, technical and procedural factors affecting litigation matters.
- Significant hands-on post-qualification litigation experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to influence at senior business level and quickly build trust.
- Commitment to excellence.
Desirables
- A strong understanding and knowledge of the Conduct Rules, the whistleblowing regime and performance adjustment.
- Experience of conducting multi-jurisdictional cases
About working for us
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- An annual performance-related bonus
- Share schemes including free shares
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- 30 Days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
- A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
