Managing Legal Counsel (12 months)

Join us as a Managing Legal Counsel

This is 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 in a period of strategic expansion and integration
You’ll take on a high-profile role, partnering closely with senior leaders and influencing decisions in a complex, regulated environment
We're offering this role for a period of 12 months

What you’ll do

As our Managing Legal Counsel, you’ll lead on high-quality, varied legal work, partnering with senior stakeholders within a collaborative, commercially focused legal team. Working closely with the business, you’ll provide practical, clear legal advice that supports strategic decision-making and delivers strong commercial outcomes. You’ll use your expertise across transactions and projects, so clear, efficient, and effective communication with stakeholders at all levels is consistently achieved. You’ll play a key role during a period of growth within the Private Banking and Wealth Management business.

Your work will focus on:

Providing proactive, commercially focused legal advice on wealth management and retail investment products and services
Supporting strategic growth and integration activity, advising on key initiatives and helping to manage legal risk effectively
Partnering with senior stakeholders across the business, including Risk, Compliance and Governance, to support informed decision-making
Influencing decisions in a regulated environment, balancing commercial objectives with legal and regulatory requirements
Driving improvements in operating practices and processes, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and reduce complexity

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with strong experience in financial services, with a deep understanding of the wealth management and retail investments products and services. You’ll be confident operating in a dynamic environment, building credibility quickly and establishing trusted relationships with senior executives, colleagues and external stakeholders.

You’ll bring:

A strong understanding of the wealth and asset management sector, including the legal and regulatory environment in which it operates
Proven leadership capability, with the ability to guide teams, influence direction and support high-quality delivery across complex areas of work
The ability to identify and assess strategic, legal and reputational risk, providing clear direction on how they should be managed or resolved

Hours

Job Posting Closing Date:

07/07/2026

Ways of Working:Remote First