Legal Counsel with Barclays (Noida): Apply Now

Deadline Open Deadline

Location Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Salary Compensation details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Details of the Organization

Barclays is a British universal bank. Their vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance. They are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate, and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank, and a strong, specialist US consumer bank. Through these five divisions, they work together for a better financial future for their customers, clients, and communities.

Details of the Job/Internship

Barclays is hiring a Legal Counsel to join their office in Noida.

Role and Responsibilities

Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance.
Provide legal advice and support to the business on CIT areas, including regulatory advice and advocacy, innovation and technology strategy, and contract drafting, review, and negotiation.
Represent the bank in legal proceedings related to CIT areas, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
Create and review legal documents, including agreements and licenses for commercial services, technology, software, data, real estate, sponsorship, and other legal documents to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Conduct legal research and analysis to stay updated on changes in laws and regulations that may impact the bank across the CIT areas.
Develop and deliver training programs to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the CIT areas.
Proactively identify, communicate, and provide legal advice on applicable laws, rules, and regulations (LRRs). Keep up to date with changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensure LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards, and controls.
Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions and business divisions.
If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviors are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energize and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
For an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialization to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross-functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
Consult on complex issues, providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies and procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
Perform work closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding how areas coordinate and contribute to achieving the objectives of the organization’s sub-function.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business-aligned support areas to stay informed of business activity and strategy.
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external, such as procedures and practices (in other areas, teams, companies, etc.) to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate due to its content or audience.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.