Legal Counsel – Banking/Financial Services Regulatory

Legal
Edinburgh
August 28, 2025
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

Legal Counsel – Everyday Banking/Regulatory Hybrid Competitive Package

Location:Edinburgh
Contract Type:Permanent
Hours:35 per week
Salary:Highly competitive + benefits

Are you a strategic legal professional with a passion for financial services regulations? An exciting opportunity has arisen with a leading UK financial institution for aLegal Counselto join their dynamic team supporting payments and retail banking operations.

About the Role:

You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering legal and regulatory advice across payments and customer journeys in retail and wealth business areas. This is a high-impact position where you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders and external partners, ensuring legal guidance is clear, timely, and commercially sound.

What You’ll Bring:

  • Post-qualified legal experience, ideally in-house or from a top-tier UK law firm.

  • Strong knowledge ofbanking laworfinancial services regulation

  • Experience withopen banking,transaction banking, andretail bankinglegal frameworks.

  • Ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-legal stakeholders.

  • Proven track record of managing legal risk and driving process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide expert legal advice on payments and retail banking initiatives.

  • Support strategic projects and regulatory compliance efforts.

  • Collaborate with internal teams and external legal advisors.

  • Drive cost-effective legal solutions using modern tools and practices.

Why Apply?

  • Join a forward-thinking, flexible and friendly legal team.

  • Work on cutting-edge legal issues in the evolving payments landscape.

  • Be part of a collaborative and inclusive culture with real career progression.

To find out more, please contact Jill Cowan on or email usona.co.uk

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