Date live:11/08/2025
Business Area:Legal
Area of Expertise:Legal
Contract:Permanent
Reference Code:JR-0000064578
The provision of senior legal support and legal and reputational risk management to the Markets business globally, focussing on enforceability of close-out netting and collateral arrangements across the various permutations of trading agreements, governing laws, counterparty types, and counterparty jurisdictions applicable to Barclays International’s trading relationships.
To be successful as a Markets Advisory Lawyer (Netting), you should have experience with

Qualified lawyer with experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas gained in private practice and/or in-house:

• Derivatives and securities financing master trading agreements.
• Bankruptcy/insolvency law.
• UK and/or EU legislation with respect to regulatory capital and leverage standards, and accounting standards, applicable to UK investment banks.

Some other highly valued skills may include

• Ability to be effective in a fast-paced, complex and multi-dimensional environment
• Demonstrates a strong risk and controls mindset with the ability to identify and communicate legal and commercial risks within the framework of the firm’s governance and risk policies.
• Communicates highly technical qualitative analysis and advice in a clear and concise manner to a legal and non-legal audience, both orally and in writing.
• A deep interest in the drivers of performance and passion for improving things

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role is to be based in London.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies to manage compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Legal advice and support to the business units in the Markets division on matters arising from the relevant products/services provided by the Markets division .
• Subject matter support in the Legal department’s representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to the Markets business units such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Creation and review of legal documents for the business units in the Markets division to ensure the bank’s compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Maintaining and updating template legal documentation for the Markets division.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in applicable laws, rules and regulations that may impact the activities of the bank’s Markets business units .
• Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the activities of the Markets business units .
• Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with regards to changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.

To ensure that the activities of the business units in the Markets division are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal risk associated with these activities.