Legal Counsel - Part time - 3 days

Tesco Underwriting Ltd.; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider is seeking a motivated Financial Services Lawyer for a part-time role within their legal team. The position involves managing legal risks and providing advice across banking products. This hybrid role requires some office attendance in Edinburgh or Glasgow, offering a competitive salary and various benefits.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Performance-related annual bonus

Generous holiday allowance

Colleague Clubcard benefits

Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Retail banking legal experience, either in-house or private practice.
• Proven ability to deliver pragmatic, risk-based legal advice.

Responsibilities

• Managing legal risk and providing targeted legal advice across Tesco Bank.
• Supporting the integration of Tesco Bank with the wider Barclays business.

Skills

Legal Advice

Relationship Management

Education

Qualified Solicitor with Practising Certificate

Job description

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Salary – up to £45,000 (Pro-rata) depending on experience + annual bonus & benefits

Location – Edinburgh / Glasgow,

Permanent - Part time, 3 days a week

Office Attendance - Our roles are hybrid, with requirement to travel to either our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices 1-2 days per week, including at least 1 day in the Edinburgh office.

Closing Date – Applications close on 22nd May at 5pm

A career that works for you

We’re looking for a motivated and solutions-oriented Financial Services Lawyer to join our legal team at Tesco Bank, part of Barclays Bank UK Plc.

Our Legal Team oversees all aspects of Tesco Bank’s business and acts as strategic advisors to our colleagues.

This is a career-defining opportunity at the forefront of the integration of Tesco Bank and Barclays, two market-leading brands.

This is a part-time role, 3 days a week.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be part of the wider Barclays UK Legal team, specializing in consumer bank lending and savings products. Your responsibilities include:

• Managing legal risk and providing targeted, commercially focused legal advice across Tesco Bank, including:
• Product terms and conditions and related documentation,
• Customer journeys and communications,
• Responding to operational, complaint, and process queries,
• Managing outsourced legal advice, and
• Supporting the integration of Tesco Bank with the wider Barclays business.

We need you to have

• Qualified solicitor with a valid practising certificate in a UK jurisdiction (overseas certificates may be considered),
• Retail banking legal experience, either in-house or private practice,
• Proven ability to deliver pragmatic, risk-based legal advice,
• Strong relationship management skills with internal and external stakeholders.

And if you have any of these, even better

• Experience in consumer credit and CONC, including understanding of FCA’s Consumer Duty,
• Experience with non-lending consumer banking products,
• If you meet most of these criteria, we encourage you to explore this opportunity to further your career.

What’s in it for you

• Retirement preparation through our pension scheme.
• Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service available year-round.
• Performance-related annual bonus.
• Generous holiday allowance starting at 7.2 weeks, with options to buy more.
• Colleague Clubcard benefits, including a 10% discount (increasing to 15%) every payday, with a second card for sharing.
• Family-oriented initiatives, including enhanced maternity leave, shared parental leave, and paid paternity leave.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities to support your career growth.

Everyone’s welcome

We strive to create an inclusive environment where all colleagues feel valued and can be themselves. We believe diversity enriches our business and helps us better serve our customers, communities, and planet.

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How to apply

We value diverse backgrounds and experiences, believing they strengthen our team. Our colleagues work in a hybrid model, meeting in our offices for key moments like team catch-ups and planning. Interested in a career at Tesco Bank? Click apply to learn more!

Why Tesco Bank?

We prioritize wellbeing, support, and development, creating a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive and bring their whole selves to work every day.