Legal Counsel

at  Deutsche Bank

POSITION OVERVIEW

Job Title Legal Counsel
Location London
Corporate Title Vice President
Trade Finance consists of different sub teams, including structured finance products within Structured Trade and Export Finance, Natural Resources Finance, Project Finance, Cross Product Structuring, Trade Distributions and Credit Solutions and flow trade products within Working Capital, Documentary Trade, Trade Operations and Supply Chain Finance.
Whilst Trade Finance is the main focus, the role also includes support for other areas of the Corporate Bank such as Cash Management, which consisting of institutional cash management and corporate cash management, and Trust and Agency Services, which provides agency and trustee services to the international capital markets.
This role offers a mixture of work to support the Corporate Bank legal team, with a primary focus on Trade Finance and consists of a combination of transactional and advisory work. You will be required to work closely with the business, other members of Legal, and internal support functions.
You will play an active role in helping the business manage legal, regulatory and reputational risk and will be a point of reference for bank-policy driven issues, including with regard to legal risk management.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Qualified to practice Law in England and Wales and relevant post-qualification experience
• Team player who is flexible and commercially minded
• Legal industry experience demonstrating the ability to interpret, draft and apply legal documents
• Knowledge of the law applied to banking law and an awareness of current trends in the law and regulation
• Knowledge and experience of trade finance (such as Loan Market Association (LMA) mandate letters and facility agreements, receivables financing, risk participation agreements, and trade instruments such as guarantees and letters of credit)

ABOUT US

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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

• Advising the business in relation to legal issues with new and existing products
• Drafting and negotiating documentation and updating Deutsche Bank templates
• Working closely with both Deutsche Bank Legal (in London and abroad) and Deutsche Bank’s external counsel
• Working in collaboration with other internal control functions such as Compliance and Credit Risk Management
• Advising on current regulatory issues in relation to the Trade Finance businesses