Commercial and Technology Lawyer

2 weeks ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Barclays Bank UK PLC Full time
Job Description

Purpose of the role

To ensure that the commercial, innovation, technology, real estate, sponsorship, data licensing and service activities (CIT Areas) are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal and reputational risks associated with these activities.

Accountabilities
  • Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance.
  • Legal advice and support to the business on CIT Areas, including regulatory advice and advocacy, innovation and technology strategy, and contract drafting, review and negotiation.
  • Representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to CIT Areas, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
  • Creation and review of legal documents including agreements and licenses for commercial services, technology, software, data, real estate, and sponsorship and other legal documents to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations that may impact the bank across the CIT Areas.
  • Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the CIT Areas.
  • Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of 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
  • 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.

Join us as a Commercial and Technology lawyer at Barclays where you will be part of our Global Commercial, Innovation and Technology (CIT) Legal team that provides a range of legal services and advice across the Barclays Group at the cutting edge of law, innovation and regulation.

You will advise on a range of commercial and technology agreement work-types - supplier, client and partner facing, including regulatory aspects, partnering with a variety of stakeholders including Barclays' Procurement and Technology teams and front-line business teams. You will need to be a dynamic, qualified lawyer (Solicitor, Barrister or similar in the UK or another comparable jurisdiction), with relevant post-qualification experience (in-house and/or private practice) and strong technical knowledge of and expertise in general commercial/technology agreements, including experience in negotiating and advising on these agreements - for example, software licences, hardware and software maintenance, SaaS and cloud services, sponsorship, professional services, data and index licensing and PoCs. (Experience in advising on these types of agreements as related to the financial services industry context will be an advantage but is not essential).

This role can be based in any of our Birmingham, Manchester or Glasgow offices, currently on a hybrid basis. CIT values innovation and having a growth mindset and we have a supportive and inclusive culture that is designed to balance personal and professional demands and to bring the best out of our people.

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.

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