Legal Counsel

Job title:

Legal Counsel

Company:

Cynergy Bank

Job description

Application Deadline: Friday 27 June 2025Hybrid Working Pattern: 3 days in Office & 2 WFHAbout usCynergy Bank is the UK’s human digital bank serving the needs of ‘scale up’ or medium sized and fast-growing SMEs; professionals; high net worth and mass affluent individuals, in essence those market segments that still value human service enabled by great technology.We recognise that professional and personal lives often overlap and our mission is to help empower our customers to achieve their ambitions by serving all their interdependent banking needs. We provide a comprehensive range of digitally enabled products and services to meet the property finance, business and commercial banking, private banking and personal savings needs of our customers.Our human and digital model transforms banking for customers who still value a face-to-face relationship that is enabled by the latest digital technology.We partner with firms such as Google Cloud, Cigniti and Slalom as we continue to innovate in the human digital space.Cynergy Bank plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Eligible deposits with Cynergy Bank plc are protected by the .For more information on Cynergy Bank visitCompany Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Company Bonus
• Competitive holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase an additional 10 days holiday
• Pension contribution and Life Assurance
• Income Protection Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Medical Cover (After Probation)
• Electric Car Scheme and Money Coach (After Probation)

The Role:To support its strategic growth and transformation agenda, Cynergy Bank is looking for an experienced banking and finance lawyer, qualified to practice in England and Wales. Reporting to the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. The role involves working closely across all areas of the bank including product development, lending, corporate, commercial and capital markets. The role will provide an opportunity to interact with leadership from an early stage.Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the Group General Counsel across a challenging and complex range of legal matters
• Provide end-to-end legal advice across commercial documentation including lending and product terms
• Support strategic initiatives across the Bank, providing general advice and counsel where required
• Review legal and regulatory developments in the market generally and support the business in implementing any changes to processes
• Support the enhancement of the legal department capabilities, finding efficiencies for supporting productivity
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Represent the legal department across projects and Bank transformation
• Support the compliance and company secretarial agenda as required by the General Counsel
• Supervise and support junior members of the team

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Must be qualified to practice law in England and Wales, registered with Solicitors Regulatory Authority and holding a current practising certificate issued by them.
• Excellent communication Skills (both written and verbal)
• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister of at least 5 years PQE or equivalent
• Broad experience in lending and commercial matters, working on large commercial lending transactions under time pressure
• Strong drafting, negotiation and transaction and stakeholder management experience
• Proactive, collaborative and adaptable approach in a fast-paced environment

Desirable knowledge & Experience:

• Experience in-house within a bank or finance provider
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of commercial banking
• Experience in a wide variety of legal matters
• Financial services experience
• CCA/asset finance experience

Behavioural Attributes:

• Commitment to continuous learning and development and ability to learn quickly
• Attention to detail
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Commercial approach
• Strong desire obtain the right outcome for colleagues and customers.
• Good team player
• Quick to learn and adapt

Cynergy Bank was established in 2018 by entrepreneurs to serve the needs of business owners, property entrepreneurs and family businesses. We have a strong track record supporting businesses that want to scale up and provide over £3bn lending to scaling businesses across the UK, we also offer retail deposits to UK savers. Our vision is to provide a truly personalised service that is delivered through face-to-face relationships and enhanced by the latest technology.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:58:33 GMT

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