Broadgate
Deputy General Counsel
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Deputy General Counsel
Location: West Midlands
A well-established financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Deputy General Counsel to join its senior legal team. This is a highly visible, board-facing role offering genuine influence over legal, regulatory and commercial strategy at a growing mutual. You'll act as a trusted adviser to senior leadership and the Board, helping the organisation navigate a complex regulatory landscape while supporting its long-term growth plans.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic legal advice to the Board, Executive team and senior stakeholders on governance, regulatory and commercial matters.
- Lead the identification and management of legal risk, maintaining the organisation's legal risk framework.
- Advise on financial services regulation, including conduct risk, consumer protection, lending and savings products, and operational resilience.
- Lead legal support on major commercial contracts, supplier arrangements and strategic projects.
- Manage contractual disputes, working with external counsel where required.
- Support the governance and company secretarial function, including Board papers and annual reporting.
- Provide leadership to the legal team and manage relationships with external law firms and legal spend.
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- Qualified Solicitor or Barrister (England and Wales) with significant PQE, in-house or private practice.
- Strong experience advising within a regulated financial services environment.
- Solid knowledge of financial services regulation, corporate governance, and mutual-sector/lending/savings legislation.
- Proven experience advising Boards and Executive Committees directly.
- Excellent commercial judgement, drafting and stakeholder influencing skills.
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