Litigation and Investigations Lawyer

Barclays

Glasgow

Join us as a Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement Lawyer based in Glasgow. The team manages a wide range of legal disputes and investigations, whether or not legal proceedings have been commenced, and either handles such disputes within the team or with the assistance of our panel law firms. Disputes may involve defending claims from customers or third parties or bringing claims in order to recover Barclays’ assets.

Purpose of the role

• To advise on and manage claims and potential claims by or against Barclays.
• To advise on and work within a team managing internal and external investigations (including enforcement and regulatory investigations) and contentious regulatory issues.
• To proactively identify and manage legal and regulatory risks and opportunities relating to Barclays’ business and its clients and to work with other teams to manage those risks effectively.
• To help to ensure the delivery of functionally excellent litigation and investigations services within Barclays.

Key skills required for this role include:

• UK Qualified lawyer (Solicitor or Barrister) or equivalent.
• Managing litigation for financial institutions and / or experience of working on internal and external investigations and regulatory requests for financial institutions.

Other highly valued skills include:

• Understanding of the requirements of legal risk management in a financial institution
• Previous experience working in-house within the financial services industry and/or working on financial services matters at a law firm
• Experience with English law/proceedings before English Courts (preferred).  Candidates with relevant experience in other jurisdictions will also be considered.
• General banking law (in a disputes context, or otherwise).

This role will be based in our new state-of-the-art Campus, right in the heart of Glasgow and is a hub of creative collaboration. A place where everyone can bring their true selves to work and reach their full potential. Home to 5,000 of our colleagues and a short walk from Central Station on the south of the Clyde, it is a key location for the Barclays business.

If this sounds like your next career move, please apply here.