Legal Counsel

Deutsche Bank; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to join their Sales and Trading Legal team. This role involves providing legal advice on complex transactions and drafting documentation for various asset classes. The ideal candidate is a qualified lawyer with enthusiasm to learn and grow. The position offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and a range of benefits including generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Competitive salary

30 days' holiday

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• A qualified lawyer.
• Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn and grow in the role.
• Demonstrates ability to interpret, draft and apply legal documents.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice on legal, regulatory and reputational risk.
• Drafting legal documentation for complex trades.
• Assisting in strategic legal projects and initiatives.

Skills

Qualified lawyer

Team player

Flexible and commercially minded

Legal industry experience

Job description

Overview

Job Title Legal Counsel
Location London
Corporate Title Assistant Vice President

The Sales and Trading Legal team supports various businesses within Deutsche Bank’s Fixed Income and Currencies division. The team advises on a broad range of transactions including highly structured and bespoke derivatives, structured notes and repos across all asset classes including rates and credit. In this role, you will build close relationships with the business and advise on novel and complex structures. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious lawyer to work with a market leading business on cutting-edge transactions.

What We’ll Offer You

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your Key Responsibilities

• Providing advice on legal, regulatory and reputational risk
• Drafting legal documentation for complex trades with a variety of asset classes and structures
• Assisting the business in devising and implementing strategic legal projects and initiatives

Your Skills And Experience

• A qualified lawyer
• A team player who is flexible and commercially minded
• Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn and grow in the role
• Legal industry experience demonstrating the ability to interpret, draft and apply legal documents

How We’ll Support You

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About Us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [e-mail] to discuss how we can best support you. Alternatively, you can share your phone number, and a member of the team will be happy to call you to talk through your specific requirements.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively. Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group. We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.