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HSBC Global Services Limited
Senior Legal Counsel
HSBC Global Services Limited • Leeds, United Kingdom • via Apply.careers.hsbc.com
8 days ago
Full–time
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Job description
Senior Legal Counsel, Digital Legal Services, GCB4 – Leeds
Some careers open more doors than others!
If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a role that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
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 offering a range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all the countries and territories in which HSBC operates.
We are currently seeking a lawyer to join our Digital Legal Services team in the UK. We are the technology, commercial, cyber, data and intellectual property legal experts supporting the HSBC Group - particularly the GCIO and GCOO teams - to deliver and evolve its strategic priorities, including in technology investment and resilience, innovation, bank-wide operations and the HSBC brands and trademarks.
Working in our flexible, agile model, this role presents amazing opportunities to lead global projects and negotiations as well as to build new skills in developing areas of law and business, such as AI, data, cyber and digital assets. As part of the global Digital Legal Services team, the role will work with colleagues globally and collaborate with other lawyers, including litigation, competition, employment and banking lawyers. If you would like to develop a broad portfolio of expertise ‘fit for the future’, this role is for you!
In this role, you will:
• Draft and negotiate a range of technology and commercial agreements (e.g. global outsourcing; critical technology (software, hardware, services, SAAS, platforms, data, aI,); new or novel consortium, collaboration and partnership agreements to grow the business.
• Support technology and operations with the development of their strategies and key risk management, including of strategic projects and issues and incident management.
• Advise on emerging technology risks and a fast-changing regulatory environment, including in relation to resilience, AI, cyber, sanctions and export and third party risk.
• Advise on contracting approaches and strategic vendor lifecycle management including vendor disputes and major incidents.
• Develop your knowledge and skills in financial regulation, data, IP, cyber, digital channels, digital assets and more.
• Continuous improve the way we work to keep us ‘fit for the future’, working in teams on process improvements, knowledge and reporting tools, commercial management, experimenting with technology (including AI), partnering with our law firms and ALSPs and driving relationships.
To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:
• Qualified Lawyer, with extensive experience in technology, commercial, outsourcing and intellectual property. [Related experience in payments, data privacy, technology litigation and/or other transactional contracting experience will be considered.]
• Strong contractual drafting skills.
• Experience of working within financial services or in house with a keen interest in the industry and curiosity to learn more about the multijurisdictional and regulatory environment is a pre-requisite.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills with experience of successfully influencing stakeholders by negotiating effectively and winning over audiences with a compelling and persuasive skillset.
• Strong lateral thinking/problem solving ability with forward-leaning proactive approach.
• A collaborative teammate, but also a self-starter with the ability to work independently with an entrepreneurial drive.
The base location for this role is Leeds..
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
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Telephone: +44 207 832 8500
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BCL Legal
Planning Solicitor
BCL Legal • Market Bosworth, United Kingdom • via Simply Law Jobs
4 days ago
£50K–£60K a year
Full–time
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Job description
Planning Solicitor | NQ-4 PQE | National Law Firm | Leicester
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Planning Solicitor (NQ-4 PQE) to join a leading national law firm in their Leicester office. This is a fantastic chance to work with a highly regarded planning team on complex and high-profile projects across the UK. The role offers full-time, permanent employment with flexible hybrid working.
The Role
You'll be joining a top-ranked planning team that advises major developers, landowners, local authorities, and infrastructure providers on a wide range of matters, including:
· Planning applications, appeals, and judicial reviews
· Section 106 and infrastructure agreements
· Development consent orders (DCOs)
· Environmental impact and due diligence issues
· Strategic land promotion and regeneration projects
Candidate Profile
· NQ to 4 years' PQE with experience in planning law (either through training seat or post-qualification)
· A strong academic background and excellent drafting skills
· A commercial and solutions-focused mindset
· Enthusiastic and keen to grow within a nationally recognised team
The Firm
· National, full-service firm with a strong reputation in real estate and planning
· Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked team with deep sector knowledge
· Friendly, supportive culture with clear progression pathways
· Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits
· Excellent work/life balance with hybrid working options
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If you're a junior planning lawyer looking to join a top-tier national team with real progression prospects and high-quality work, this is a fantastic opportunity. For more information or a confidential discussion, contact Lauren Evans at BCL Legal.
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