Trade Finance Lawyer Specialist

6 days ago


Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Barclays Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Trade Finance Lawyer to join our team at Barclays, where you will be responsible for providing expert legal advice on trade finance transactions and structures. As a key member of the corporate banking division, you will work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Providing subject matter legal advice and support to the Bank's corporate and investment banking divisions globally on a wide range of transactions and projects across trade and working capital finance, cash management, real estate finance, project finance, asset-backed finance, lending, and other corporate loan finance.
  • Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies related to trade finance, to manage risk related to non-adherence to laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Creation and/or review of legal documents for trade finance to ensure the bank's adherence with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Development and delivery of training programs to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to trade finance.

Requirements:

  • English law qualified Solicitor with thorough knowledge of general banking/finance law.
  • Proven track record on a range of general banking work, structured transactions, and experience in cross-border transactions.
  • Ability to tackle new technical areas of law without prior experience.
  • Strong technical legal skills, including ability to draft and negotiate legal documentation to the highest standard.

Salary: £100,000 - £150,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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