Legal, Corporate Governance, Analyst, Birmingham Birmingham · United Kingdom · Analyst

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking a recent graduate to join their Legal Division in Birmingham as a new analyst. This role offers the opportunity to learn about corporate governance and treasury legal processes while developing key skills in a collaborative environment. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and a keen attention to detail, making this an exciting opportunity for those looking to start their careers in financial services.

Benefits

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

Generous vacation policies

Financial Wellness & Retirement assistance

On-site fitness centers

Child care and family care assistance

Qualifications

• Recent graduate available to start work soon.
• Exceptional multitasking and communication skills required.
• Strong attention to detail with problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support professionals within the Corporate Governance and Treasury Legal teams.
• Assist in managing multiple projects and workstreams.
• Build important relationships and develop career-enhancing skills.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem solver

Attention to detail

Team player

Integrity

Education

Recent graduate in any discipline

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

OUR IMPACT

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major cities around the world.

We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators. Whether you’re an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right for you.

YOUR IMPACT

We are searching for a recent graduate in any discipline available to start work as soon as possible. As a new analyst, you will learn about our businesses, develop important relationships, and build career-enhancing skills. Sitting within the Legal Division inBirmingham, you will support professionals within the Corporate Governance and Treasury Legal teams, both in the UK and throughout EMEA. The Corporate Governance Legal team provide support to the wide range of Goldman Sachs’ regulated and unregulated legal entities and the Treasury Legal team advises on all aspects of the firm’s liquidity and funding strategy. The role requires exceptional multitasking abilities, strong communication skills and a keen attention to detail.

Goldman Sachs continues to build out its presence in Birmingham, so you will join a growing highly-skilled Legal team ina world-class workplace, focused on collaboration, productivity and sustainability, which the firm moved to in September 2024.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE / COMPETENCIES

• Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Strong organisational skills, coupled with great attention to detail.
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently. Thinks ahead, anticipates questions, plans for contingencies, finds alternative solutions and identifies clear objectives
• Self-starter with excellent anticipation skills; problem solving; follow up and judgment
• Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events and prioritize.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams, think proactively about what needs to be done, meet deadlines and manage stakeholders.
• Team player with a positive attitude. Respectful and able to buildrelationships
• Highest degree of integrity, professionalism, diplomacy and discretion required with the ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential information with a high degree of integrity and confidentiality
• Ability to think innovatively
  

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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