Legal Counsel (12 months)

Title: Legal Counsel (12 months)
Category: Jobs
Organiser: NatWest Group
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eligibility: UK qualified lawyer with experience in banking law, secured consumer lending regulations (MCOB), and consumer financial regulation.
Deadline: Not specified
Fees: None
Description: NatWest Group is hiring a Legal Counsel for a 12-month contract within their Secured Lending & Financial Health & Support Legal team. The successful candidate will deliver legal strategy and provide expert, accurate, and cost-effective legal advice to the Home Ownership & Financial Health & Support businesses, and more broadly in relation to secured consumer lending matters.
Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate the delivery of legal advice supporting Retail Banking and Private Banking & Wealth Management businesses.
• Ensure legal advice is understandable to non-lawyers and delivered within relevant timescales to manage and minimise legal and regulatory risks.
• Deliver continuous improvement in operating practices and processes, identifying efficiencies and cost-reduction opportunities.
• Manage legal costs through e-billing, auctions, and other cost tools.

Requirements:

• UK qualified with experience providing legal, regulatory, and commercial advice in-house or in a leading UK law firm.
• In-depth knowledge of general banking law and practice.
• Expertise in the UK regulatory environment relating to secured consumer lending (particularly MCOB) and consumer financial regulation generally.
• Understanding of the UK consumer mortgage market and the financial services industry.

Employment Type: Full-time (12-month contract)
Application Link: Not specified