Starling Bank

Senior Legal Counsel – Corporate

Starling Bank

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Providing high-quality legal advice to internal stakeholders on the areas noted above, with appropriate recognition of commercial considerations.
  • Managing multiple projects and supporting colleagues to ensure business initiatives are executed in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Instructing and working with outside counsel where necessary on specialist matters.
  • Line management responsibility for Legal Counsel within the team as required.

Requirements

  • Excellent legal experience (private practice and/or in-house), with between 5 and 8 years PQE*.
  • Experience in one or more of the areas the Corporate Legal team supports (as described above).
  • Strong analytical, drafting and reviewing skills.
  • The ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with stakeholders across the business, up to Executive and Board level.
  • Capable of working well in a fast-paced environment with a wide variety of work.
  • Positive and collaborative team player.
  • *PQE is a guide only
Benefits
  • 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
  • An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
  • Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
  • 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
  • Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
  • Life insurance at 4x your salary
  • Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
  • Generous family-friendly policies
  • Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
  • Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships
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