Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Lloyds Bank – Bank of ScotlandBerlinstepstonepublished 10/09/2026
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Lloyds Bank GmbH and its brands Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank have won over 1 million satisfied customers in recent years. And this thanks to convincing products and, above all, our committed colleagues who want to achieve the best for our customers every day with new ideas, challenges and joy. In order to continue writing our success story, we are looking for the right reinforcement for our teams, because all our ambitious goals would be unattainable without teamwork. We also welcome career changers.

For our office in Berlin Mitte we are looking for a

Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Your tasks

Risk Management

Provide German law advice to business departments

Review and advice on: lending documentation, product-related questions and day-to-day requests from business stakeholders

Analyse and advise the business areas on all relevant German/EU regulatory matters and ensuring that contracts remain in compliance with applicable law and regulation

Liaise with outside counsel as well as with other lawyers of the Group

Review, draft and negotiate Supplier agreements

Advice the business on legal matters of Civil Law and Banking Supervisory Law

Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the Bank

Support the business to interpret legal and regulatory developments and cooperate with internal stakeholders

Raise internal awareness on legal and regulatory risks and develop and provide relevant trainings

Group Policies

Responsible for the implementation of medium to high-materiality/ high-risk-exposure policies and the performance of allocated controls

Manage, Coordinate and Develop

Provide business departments with advice and coordination

Explain and justify controls and their results to colleagues

Achieve a change in colleagues’ behavior (where necessary)

Stakeholder Management

Communicate independently with colleagues up to Management Board level and beyond

Project / Change Management

Independently lead projects and/or the Legal & Compliance workstream within projects

Your knowledge/experience

1st and 2nd Legal State Examination or comparable

Several years of relevant experience in an international law firm or inhouse legal experience in Banking

Sound knowledge of the economic background and regulatory aspects of Banking and Finance

Proven ability to assimilate complex information and support decision making within the business

Conceptual understanding of the principles of the business area including a detailed knowledge of relevant legislation

Ability to interpret and unravel complex cases and provide solutions to improve relations/processes

Excellent communication skills both verbal and in writing (German and English)

We offer

An international team with colleagues from more than 50 different countries

Social benefits such as a company pension scheme and capital formation contributions

30 days holiday as well as 24 and 31 December as non-working days

Employee Assistance Programme – personal 24/7 helpline for all employees

Various possibilities for flexible working , i.a. various part-time models, flexitime

Extensive, very flexible home office arrangements

Possibility to work from other EU countries for up to 30 days per year

Additional benefits such as sports activities, free fruit, nuts and drinks

Employer contributions to BVG job ticket and a Lease a bike programme

An informal corporate culture - without dress code and ‘Sie’.

An excellent learning culture and opportunity to improve your professional competencies

Easily accessible city centre offices , in the vicinity of many shops and restaurants to which you receive a discount

More Information

Lloyds Bank GmbH is committed to equal opportunities and actively promotes diversity and equality. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. This position is available on a part time or full time basis.

We look forward to receiving your complete application (max. 3 MB) with a CV, references, salary expectations and earliest possible start date in English. Please send your application by e-mail only with the subject " Risk Partner (m/f/d) " to the following e-mail address: recruitment@lloydsbank.de

Your personal data will be treated confidentially. You can find more information about the handling of your data in our data protection declaration for applicants (m/f/d) under this Datenschutzerklärung für Bewerber*innen | Lloyds Bank Deutschland .

Lloyds Bank – Bank of Scotland

Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 5

10178 Berlin

https://www.lloydsbank.de

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