Senior Specialist Lawyer M & A

Join Santander and you'll become a vital part of a business built on the outstanding service provided to our customers, as well as the award-winning products we offer. We're one of the fastest growing banks in the UK and that is down to our people. And we recognise that as we help you develop your career you'll be doing the same for our business.

The Santander Group has more than 150 years' experience in global banking and more branches worldwide than any other international bank. We are well on the way to repeating this success in the UK, having been recognised as one the "Top Employers in the UK" in 2012 by the Corporate Research Foundation (CRF) Institute.

Providing a high quality, cost effective legal and business service with an emphasis on innovation and providing credible options/solutions (e.g. financial, strategic and reputational/risk management) directly to senior management and their business areas.

As a Senior Specialist Lawyer - Corporate Legal your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

*Solicitor qualified in England Wales with significant PQE or Practising Barrister with significant post calling experience.
* Communicate effectively with external bodies and external lawyers
* Keep abreast of external activities to enable the department to manage risk and apply best practice

As a Senior Specialist Lawyer - Corporate Legal main responsibilities will involve:

* The role requires a skilled professional with relevant experience and technical excellence including specific corporate legal experience.
* Capable of working closely with and influencing senior management.
* A very broad knowledge of all aspects of corporate legal, including MA and internal restructuring together with a thorough understanding of Financial Services as a whole, its drivers, challenges and market practices.
* A very good working knowledge of the UK regulatory framework, with particular emphasis on anti-trust / competition law for Financial Services is essential.
* Technical excellence must be coupled with outstanding communication and teamwork skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders within the bank.

Santander welcomes applications from all sections of the community

October 23, 2013 • Tags: , • Posted in: Financial

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