Head of Legal Guernsey

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The role of Head of Legal Guernsey provides legal advice and support primarily to Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Guernsey branch (together, the “Company”) but also to members of the Julius Baer Group in the UK & Guernsey more generally where appropriate.

**YOUR CHALLENGE**:
**Key Responsibilities**
The role holder will act as a trusted legal adviser to members of the Company’s management and in doing so their responsibilities include:
and supporting the Company in its choice of mitigation measures, and advising on and preparing legal contractual documentation;
- supporting the Senior Management of the Guernsey Branch on legal risk management, including the impacts of legal/regulatory change and legal risk matters as they arise ensuring good corporate governance;
- advising on and managing the conduct of contentious legal matters, reporting in a timely manner on the progress of and potential liabilities arising out of such matters and appointing and overseeing external counsel and other advisers on such matters;
- Providing routine MIS Company’s management team in addition to functional reporting.

**Culture, Values & Behaviours**
- The role holder is required to cultivate mutual respect, understanding and sustainable relationships with their stakeholders and the communities with which they will interact on a daily basis.
- The Company expects the role holder to be passionate about the business and industry in all its facets and strive for continual improvement for the Company’s business.
- The role holder will contribute to shaping a culture of openness, enthusiasm and curiosity within the team.
- The Company expects the role holder to consider and pay due regard to the Company’s expressed objectives and values, including its desire to have a client-centric approach in everything it does and to provide best in class services to ensure a consistent level of excellence.
- The role holder shall ensure awareness of the potential in performing their role for conflicts between the interests of the Company and Julius Baer International Limited (JBI) take appropriate measures to identify and, where identified, mitigate them included through informing the respective management of the Company (including in both Guernsey and, where appropriate, Switzerland) and JBI of their existence and impact.

**Direct Reports**
The role holder reports to the Head of Legal UK from a Legal functional perspective and to the CRO of the Company from a legal entity perspective.

The role holder will also be expected to develop a close working relationship with other key senior managers of the Branch.

**Risk & Compliance**
The role holder will support the Company effectively in its duty to comply with the relevant laws and regulations and internal policies and procedures.

Member of Committees
The role holder will be a non-voting member of such management committees as the Company’s management determine from time to time.

**Code of Conduct**
In performing their role the role holder should ensure that the pay due regard to the Company’s expressed objectives and values, including that Conduct Risk should be at the forefront of decision-making. This means the Company wishes to ensure that the client is put at the heart of what the Company does by the Company:

- ensuring that all decisions the Company makes delivers demonstrably good client outcomes;
- ensuring that policies and processes are established, maintained and monitored in line with Conduct Risk requirements;
- ensuring that Conduct Risk frameworks and requirements are fully embedded into the business area plans, policies, processes, procedures and practices;
- ensuring that appropriate monitoring, reporting, disclosures and remedial actions are completed to fulfil the organisation’s expectations regarding conduct risk outcomes;
- supporting and championing the promotion and embedding of the Company’s expressed objectives and values, including through training;
- undertaking risk identification processes; and

**Regulatory Responsibilities & Risk Management**
- Ensure that the Guernsey legal and regulatory framework is fully understood and that the highest professional and personal standards in accordance with that framework are adhered to and followed.

**YOUR PROFILE**:
**Professional Qualifications & Education**
- Qualification as a Guernsey advocate is desirable but qualification in other jurisdictions (especially the UK) can be considered if coupled with experience in the Guernsey legal environment

**Experience & Competencies**
- Minimum 8 years post qualification experience
- Experience gained as inhouse counsel preferable, or experience gained within a legal department of a law firm and/or financial institution with re