Legal Counsel Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement and Investigations (LREI)

HSBC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide expert legal advice within its Birmingham location. This role involves managing litigation and regulatory enforcement matters while offering strategic legal guidance to stakeholders. The ideal candidate should be a qualified lawyer with relevant PQE experience in civil litigation and a keen interest in financial services. The position operates under a hybrid work model and values diverse perspectives and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil litigation and regulatory enforcement/investigation matters.
• Ability to prioritize against changing facts and stakeholder demands.
• Experience with financial services clients is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage litigation matters and cross-border regulatory enforcement.
• Provide legal and strategic advice to HSBC management.
• Conduct root cause analyses to minimize non-financial risks.

Skills

Civil litigation

Regulatory enforcement

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Education

Qualified Lawyer with PQE

Job description

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and ultimately helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

Global Legal plays an important role in protecting HSBC’s reputation, helping to safeguard the organisation by providing robust and comprehensive advice on legal issues and risks. Our lawyers advise senior management and the Global Businesses and Functions. They offer a range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all the countries and territories in which HSBC operates.

We are currently seeking an individual to join the Legal UK and EU Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement and Investigations (LREI) team in the role of Legal Counsel. The Legal Counsel provides expert and professional legal advice, guidance and support to ensure that the legal and reputational risks faced by the area of coverage are identified, reported and mitigated.

You will be part of a team that provides litigation, regulatory enforcement and investigations‑related advice, guidance, and support to the HSBC Group in the UK (in particular, the retail bank) and EU. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership, expert legal advice, and manage your own portfolio of matters.

Responsibilities

• Manage a docket of litigation matters, as well as UK and EU‑based and cross‑border regulatory enforcement matters and legally privileged investigations, aiming to achieve the best possible outcomes for the Bank in a cost‑effective manner.
• Provide advice to the business and legal stakeholders on BAU litigation matters such as court orders, pre‑action claims, FOS complaints which require litigation input, and strategic projects that give rise to litigation risk.
• Provide legal and strategic advice to HSBC management regarding contentious matters that present legal and reputational risk to the Bank.
• Undertake root cause analyses and “lessons learned” to minimise and prevent recurrence of non‑financial risks.
• Ensure that relevant litigation and regulatory enforcement matters are properly accounted for and disclosed and evaluate and respond to changes in applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Qualified Lawyer, with PQE handling a mix of civil litigation and regulatory enforcement / investigation matters.
• Experience of working with financial services clients is an advantage – although a keen interest in the industry and curiosity to learn more about the multijurisdictional and regulatory environment is required.
• Ability to prioritise, often flexibly against the backdrop of changing facts and stakeholder demands.
• Very strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong lateral thinking/problem‑solving ability with a forward‑leaning proactive approach.
• Ability to manage, partner with, and challenge external counsel, particularly in relation to cost management.

The role location will be Birmingham and will be on a Hybrid working contract.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long‑term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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