Legal Counsel

• Provide German law advice to business departments
• Review and advice on: lending documentation, product-related questions and day-to-day requests from business stakeholders
• Analyse and advise the business areas on all relevant German/EU regulatory matters and ensuring that contracts remain in compliance with applicable law and regulation
• Liaise with outside counsel as well as with other lawyers of the Group
• Review, draft and negotiate Supplier agreements
• Advice the business on legal matters of Civil Law and Banking Supervisory Law
• Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the Bank
• Support the business to interpret legal and regulatory developments and cooperate with internal stakeholders
• Raise internal awareness on legal and regulatory risks and develop and provide relevant trainings
• Responsible for the implementation of medium to high-materiality/ high-risk-exposure policies and the performance of allocated controls

Manage, Coordinate and Develop

• Provide business departments with advice and coordination
• Explain and justify controls and their results to colleagues
• Achieve a change in colleagues’ behavior (where necessary)

Stakeholder Management

• Communicate independently with colleagues up to Management Board level and beyond

Project / Change Management

• Independently lead projects and/or the Legal & Compliance workstream within projects

Your knowledge/experience:

• 1st and 2nd Legal State Examination or comparable
• Several years of relevant experience in an international law firm or inhouse legal experience in Banking
• Sound knowledge of the economic background and regulatory aspects of Banking and Finance
• Proven ability to assimilate complex information and support decision making within the business
• Conceptual understanding of the principles of the business area including a detailed knowledge of relevant legislation
• Ability to interpret and unravel complex cases and provide solutions to improve relations/processes
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and in writing (German and English)