Legal Counsel

As a Commercial and Technology lawyer at Barclays, you will be part of the Global Commercial, Innovation and Technology (CIT) Legal team. This team offers a range of legal services and advice across the Barclays Group at the forefront of law, innovation, and regulation. **Key Responsibilities:** - Advise on various commercial and technology agreement work-types - supplier, client, and partner facing, including regulatory aspects. - Collaborate with stakeholders including Barclays Procurement and Technology teams and front-line business teams. - Provide legal advice on general commercial/technology agreements such as software licenses, hardware and software maintenance, SaaS and cloud services, sponsorship, professional services, data and index licensing, and PoCs. - Essential skillset: Excellent English communication skills (reading, writing, and speaking). **Desirable Skills:** - Managing Litigation matters including Dawn Raids. - Handling Corporate Legal matters including providing general legal advisory. - Advising on statutory compliances. - Working in IT/ITES or Financial Services, or Fintech. In this role, you will need to ensure that commercial, innovation, technology, real estate, sponsorship, data licensing, and service activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Your responsibilities will include developing and implementing best practice legal strategies, providing legal advice and support to the business, representing the bank in legal proceedings, creating and reviewing legal documents, conducting legal research and analysis, delivering training programs, and proactively identifying and providing legal advice on applicable laws, rules, and regulations. As an Assistant Vice President, you are expected to advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development, collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions, and demonstrate leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. You will also be responsible for managing risk, strengthening controls, performing work related to other areas, collaborating with other areas of work, engaging in complex analysis, and communicating complex information effectively. All colleagues at Barclays are expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge, and Drive.,