Legal Jobs in Banks

Demand for lawyers in banking steady

There are more legal jobs in banks than in any other area of financial services. The scale of the banking industry and the variety of legal banking jobs is vast.

Although the investment banking sector is the area worst hit by the financial crisis, the role of the investment in-house banking lawyer is adapting. We are seeing an increase in specialist legal roles as well as opportunities for lawyers to broaden their practice area. Lawyers with experience in securitisation and structured finance, capital markets, derivatives, leveraged and syndicated lending, and project and asset finance are all in demand.

Retail and corporate banking are still providing jobs for lawyers, with many departments continuing to expand. Previously seen as less attractive than investment banking, legal jobs in banking are increasingly viewed as more interesting and more secure with retail and corporate banking products becoming more complex and many of the legal skills being sought transferable from investment banking. Junior and mid-level lawyers straight from private practice are in demand. Experience of specific retail banking products, structured products, general lending or leveraged finance, FSA regulation, corporate and commercial are all sought after.

For up to date information on the current internal audit recruitment market, including latest salary information, visit Legal Mid Year Market Report 2012.

To discuss the banking legal and finance recruitment market in general or to gain further information on specific legal banking jobs, contact Tracy Brown tb@barclaysimpson.com or telephone her on 020 7936 8945.

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RCSA Specialist

Location New York
Salary Up to $180,000 Base + Bonus
Job type Permanent
Sector Banking
Description Barclay Simpson are representing the impressive Operational Risk Managing Director of a prestigious global Commercial Bank who is seeking to recruit an Operational Risk Specialist at either AVP or VP

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Senior Director IT Audit

Location New York, NY
Salary $160,000+
Job type Permanent
Sector IT Audit
Description Barclay Simpson are partnered with a national financial services client who are looking for a Senior Director IT Audit. This is a senior level management position and you will be

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Credit Risk Modelling / Quantitative Modeller – PD/LGD/EAD

Location New York
Salary Up to $125,000
Job type
Sector Banking, Credit Risk, Operational Risk
Description Barclay Simpson have an opportunity for a quantitative modeller to join a leading global bank that are expanding rapidly and looking to hire key talent to join their expanding credit risk function.

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DevSecOps Engineer

Location Alpharetta, GA
Salary $150,000+
Job type Permanent
Sector Cyber Security, Privacy/Data Protection, Information Security
Description Job description The DevSecOps Engineer/Architect provides security solutions, risk analysis, application security patterns, threat mitigation guidelines, and incident response for the entire Product

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