Litigation, Investigations & Enforcement Lawyer

Join us as a Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement Lawyer based in Glasgow. The team manages a wide range of legal disputes and investigations, whether or not legal proceedings have been commenced, and either handles such disputes within the team or with the assistance of our panel law firms. Disputes may involve defending claims from customers or third parties, or bringing claims in order to recover Barclays' assets.

Purpose of the role

• To advise on and manage claims and potential claims by or against Barclays
• To advise on and work within a team managing internal and external investigations (including enforcement and regulatory investigations) and contentious regulatory issues
• To proactively identify and manage legal and regulatory risks and opportunities relating to Barclays’ business and its clients and to work with other infrastructure and business teams to manage those risks effectively
• To help to ensure the delivery of functionally excellent litigation and investigations services within Barclays

Key skills required for this role include:

• UK Qualified lawyer (Solicitor or Barrister) or equivalent
• Well established experience with English law/English proceedings before English Courts
• Managing litigation for financial institutions and / or experience of working on internal and external investigations and regulatory requests for financial institutions

Other highly valued skills include:

• Understanding of the requirements of legal risk management in a financial institution
• Previous experience working in-house within the financial services industry and/or working on financial services matters at a law firm
• General banking law

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role will be based in Glasgow.  

Purpose of the role

To advise on and manage litigation, investigation & enforcement proceedings and ensure that these are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for managing litigation, investigations and enforcement including the management of external support.
• Legal advice and support to the bank on contentious legal matters.
• Representation of the bank in legal proceedings such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Creation and review of legal documents relevant to cases, and processes, policies and procedures designed to reduce legal and regulatory risk across the bank.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws, rules and regulations that may impact the bank's litigation, investigations, and enforcement activities.
• Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to and/or arising from litigation, investigations, and enforcement proceedings.
• Proactively identifying, communicating, and providing legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with regards to changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.