Lending and Business Banking Banking Lawyer
Starling Bank, United Kingdom
Job Description
Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.
Joining the business and lending legal team responsible for lending, treasury, portfolio purchases/management and business banking, you will be joining a growing sub-team of four lawyers and one paralegal.
You will support matters related to areas we support with specific emphasis on treasury matters, portfolio purchases and asset management. You must be eager to learn, highly organised, quick on your feet and thrive in a high paced environment.
This role represents a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team and make your mark at one of the UK’s most exciting fintechs.
Key Responsibilities
You will have the opportunity to be involved in a wide range of matters, including but not limited to:
- advising on legal and regulatory matters related to any of the areas supported by the team;
- reviewing and negotiating a variety of contracts such as ISDAs, GMRAs, Terms of Business, NDAs and a variety of other banking agreements;
- supporting the launch of new banking products and drafting the relevant terms and conditions for such new products;
- assisting in portfolio purchases transactions and advising on legal matters related to asset management;
- horizon scanning and assisting the wider legal team and other business areas to assess the impact of new or proposed legislation and informing their implementation
- managing multiple projects and supporting colleagues to ensure business and enterprise-wide initiatives are executed in a timely and accurate manner; and
- instructing and working with outside counsel where necessary.
Requirements
- Solicitor qualified in England and Wales or other common law jurisdiction.
- 0 to 3 years’ post-qualification experience in UK financial services legal and regulatory work, gained in private practice or in-house.
- Previous experience in negotiating ISDAs, GMRAs and other treasury contracts is a bonus
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Independent, proactive and highly organised.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
- An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
- Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
- 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
- Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
- Life insurance at 4x your salary amp; group income protection
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mramp;Mrs Smith and Peloton
- Generous family-friendly policies
- Incentivised refer a friend scheme
- Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
- Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing
About Us
You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.
We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.
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