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 We are currently seeking a Legal Counsel – PAYMENTS to join the HSBC UK Legal Team. 

The role of Legal Counsel is to identify, manage and advise upon material payments regulatory risks and issues, researching and analysing legislative requirements and regulatory guidance as well as support provision of payments regulatory advice on internal bank projects for HBUK, HBEU UK and Europe including supporting business and regulatory transformation and representing Legal on relevant working groups.

The role-holder will be required to work alongside the Senior Legal Counsel to:

• Identify, manage and advise upon material payments regulatory risks and issues;
• Carrying out research and analysis of legislative requirements and industry guidance;
• Provide payments regulatory advice on internal bank projects for HSBC UK and Europe, including supporting business and regulatory transformation and attendance at working groups;
• Provide advice on strategic business objectives related to payment services including digital payment innovation, open banking and cross border payments;
• Be considered to be a trusted adviser to the business by ensuring that commercially sensitive, pragmatic and practical legal support and advice is provided in a cost-effective and timely basis;
• Provide support and guidance to HBUK & HBEU departments with regard to legal risks arising in relation to payments regulatory obligations;
• Be the accountable lawyer or assist the accountable lawyer to provide prompt, commercial, practical and sometimes complex and / or specialist legal advice to HBUK & HBEU/LOB departments;
• Be proactive in the provision of legal support and in advising the business promptly of material legal developments and their implications.

 

Requirements

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Qualified lawyer with demonstrable time served experience, PQE and relevant sector experience gained either within a financial institution or top tier private practice;
• Big picture understanding of payments architecture and regulatory framework;
• Knowledge and experience of banking, corporate and securities law concepts and a working knowledge of the laws in the major jurisdictions in which HSBC operates;
• Keen interest in the evolving digital payment landscape and emerging regulatory initiatives, including digital currencies Experience of commercial/project/ regulatory experience an advantage;
• Experience of commercial/project/ regulatory experience an advantage;
• Ability to prioritise;
• Communication and inter-personal skills.