Banking Litigation Counsel — Hybrid, Growth Path

Metro Bank; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Healthcare

Life assurance

Colleague discounts

Internal progression opportunities

Job summary

Metro Bank is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to lead litigation strategy and manage significant disputes, investigations, complaints, remediation matters and other contentious risk.

You will oversee external counsel, budgets and exposure, and provide clear, evidence-based input to the Board and senior management. Hybrid working arrangements will support balance between role demands and home life.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister in England & Wales.
• Substantial post-qualification contentious experience gained in-house and/or in private practice, independently managing complex, high-value or strategically important disputes.
• Detailed knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment relevant to a listed retail bank.
• Experience managing regulatory investigations, complaints and remediation matters, including the Financial Ombudsman Service process.

Responsibilities

• Protect Metro Bank by setting litigation strategy and leading the effective management of significant disputes, investigations, complaints, remediation matters and other contentious legal risk
• Exercise sound judgement and remain calm, resilient and decisive when managing complex, ambiguous or sensitive matters
• Build trusted relationships and communicate complex legal and commercial issues clearly and persuasively to the Board, senior management and other key decision-makers
• Manage external counsel, litigation budgets, exposure assessments and reporting, providing constructive, evidence-based challenge at peer level and above
• Lead, support and develop more junior members of the Legal team

Skills

Litigation management

Regulatory investigations

Dispute resolution

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Education

Qualified Solicitor or Barrister in England & Wales

Job description

Metro Bank is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to lead litigation strategy and manage significant disputes, investigations, complaints, remediation matters and other contentious risk.

You will oversee external counsel, budgets and exposure, and provide clear, evidence-based input to the Board and senior management. Hybrid working arrangements will support balance between role demands and home life.