NatWest Group
Managing Legal Counsel (12 months)
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Managing Legal Counsel (12 months)
Managing Legal Counsel
Join us as a Managing Legal Counsel, a rare opportunity to step into a senior legal role within one of the UK’s leading Private Banking and Wealth Management businesses.
You’ll support Coutts & Co at a pivotal point in its growth journey, shaping legal decisions during a period of strategic expansion and integration. This is a high-profile role, requiring close partnership with senior leaders and the ability to influence decisions in a complex, regulated environment.
Contract length: 12 months (fixed-term)
About the Role
As our Managing Legal Counsel, you’ll:
- Lead high-quality, varied legal work in a collaborative and commercially focused team.
- Provide practical, clear legal advice that supports strategic decision-making and delivers strong commercial outcomes.
- Work closely with business stakeholders to ensure clear, efficient, and effective communication at all levels.
- Play a key role during a period of growth within the Private Banking and Wealth Management business.
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Key Responsibilities
Your work will focus on:
- Providing proactive, commercially focused legal advice on:
- Wealth management
- Retail investment products and services
- Supporting strategic growth and integration activities, including advising on:
- Key initiatives
- Effective legal risk management
- Partnering with senior stakeholders (Risk, Compliance, Governance) to:
- Support informed decision-making
- Influencing decisions in a regulated environment while:
- Balancing commercial objectives with legal and regulatory requirements
- Driving improvements in operating practices and processes, including:
- Identifying efficiency opportunities
- Reducing process complexity
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Requirements & Skills
We’re seeking a financial services professional with:
- Deep expertise in wealth management and retail investments, including legal and regulatory knowledge.
- Experience operating in a dynamic regulatory environment, proven ability to:
- Build trusted relationships quickly with senior executives, colleagues, and external stakeholders.
Key Qualifications & Experience
- A strong understanding of the:
- Wealth and asset management sector
- Regulatory environment governing these industries
- Proven leadership capability, including:
- Guiding teams
- Influencing strategy and high-quality delivery across complex work areas
- Ability to identify and assess strategic, legal, and reputational risks, providing clear guidance on management or resolution.
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