Informations générales
Ref #
0164
Pays
Irlande
Région
Dublin
Ville
Dublin
Type de contrat
CDI
Famille de métiers
F09 - JURIDIQUE
Description
Job Title: Lawyer
Department: Legal
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)
Why work with us?
We are the bank for a changing world and we aim to build positive change together:
- We are a team of colleagues who are enthusiastic about what we do and the impact our work has on our clients. We work in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity
- We offer competitive remuneration and a comprehensive benefits package, including a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages, health and fitness subsidy, work-from-home subsidy, above statutory days of annual leave and numerous other benefits.
- We are strongly committed to wellbeing and work-life balance, including a 50% hybrid work model (where the role allows), paid family leave, fertility and menopause support — available to support all life stage needs.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the core of our culture, and we actively promote equal opportunities through creating or being part of initiatives and programmes:
- Aspire Female Leadership Programme, provides development and exposure to high-potential women in the bank, through targeted workshops, executive coaching and formal mentoring
- Proud members of 100 Women in Finance and among the first signatories of Ireland’s Women in Finance charter
- Joined the #JamaisSansElles (Never Without Her) Charter, committing its executive committee to only join public or media events with panels of three or more speakers, if at least one of those speakers is a woman
- Development and mobility are actively encouraged. BNP Paribas’ culture is built on purposeful talent development and recognition programmes that foster engagement, inclusive leadership and continuous growth. A few of our programmes include:
- Leaders for Tomorrow, a programme that fast-tracks high-potential talent through training, development and cross-functional projects, preparing them for future leadership positions
- Local and Global Mentoring initiatives, that pair employees with senior leaders, providing staff with platforms to gain advice on career growth topics
- Ambassador Awards employee recognition scheme provides rewards to those who have embodied the Bank’s core values
- Local Experts (Champions) Programme, identifying internal subject-matter experts from specific business areas, who excel at their craft
- We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 180,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 550 employees across Dublin and Galway, working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval
Equality and Diversity
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We welcome applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) play a key role in promoting diversity and inclusion through initiatives, events and advocacy programmes that foster a sense of belonging for all colleagues. In BNP Paribas Ireland, we have dedicated networks for parents and caregivers, LGBTQA+, staff from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, alongside forums to discuss CSR and gender related topics.
Sustainable Finance
BNP continues to demonstrate the Bank’s steadfast commitment to supporting its clients in their growth ambitions by expanding market reach across assets, delivering excellence in bond markets, and showing the way in sustainable financing.
Role
The Dublin Legal team (CIB), comprises the Head of Legal and 6 other lawyers, a company secretary and support staff. It serves a broad spread of CIB businesses with a strong focus on supply chain management and Transaction Banking (including corporate lending and flow banking products such as Cash Management).
We require an Irish or English qualified lawyer on a full-time basis to join the legal team to support the growing business lines and various functions in the territory.
Key Responsibilities
- Participation in the Financing Legal Platform, including project and transactional support as required.
- Support the Supply Chain Management (“SCM”) Group through each of the SCM teams around the world, particularly Dublin, Paris and London, in documenting their transactions and developing robust structures.
- Working on the Payable and Receivable structures including analyses of novel electronic platform solutions for the GTS Supply Chain Team.
- Working on the implementation of any Bank led projects
- Monitoring any developments in legislation and identification of legal risk in the territory and reporting into the SARA tool.
- Answering ad hoc queries on NDA’s or any Account opening or onboardings.
- Assisting Compliance with sanctions papering and or escalations.
- Advising on day to day general corporate law matters, primarily corporate governance queries, arising from the Bank’s activity and the Bank’s subsidiaries activities.
- Queries on deposit and current accounts and any new investment and loan products, including marketing materials, if required.
- Contributing to IP/IT legal matters that may be allocated to you.
- Liaising with business colleagues within the global banking network in the structuring, drafting, negotiation and closing of transactions for the Bank.
- Supporting commercial banking activities including bilateral and syndicated lending and trade services offerings.
- Working closely with the global trade services team from a legal perspective, including the drafting and review of supply chain finance transactions, working with third party platforms, risk participations, review and drafting of bank guarantees, stand-by letters of credit etc.
- Dealing with queries on account opening, mandates, deposit and current accounts and any new investment and loan products.
- Advising on relevant regulatory requirements relating to the Bank's business and its customers.
- Provision of legal advice in relation to corporate governance and the overall legal interests of the Bank.
- Leading or participating in various projects being run by the Dublin Legal team or as part of the global Financing Legal Platform.
- Keeping up to date on current topics affecting the Bank such as ESG, data protection, PSPs, Accelerated Payment products etc.
- Drafting various types of security documents including account charges, guarantees etc. including any filings or perfection steps.
- Instructing external legal counsel on certain matters falling outside of the day to day scope of the Dublin Legal team.
Miscellaneous
- Formulation and review of legal policies: identifying initiatives for improvements in the implementation of the legal work of the Bank, with emphasis on efficiency and legal risk management and operational control.
- Monitoring any developments in legislation and identification of legal risk in the territory.
- Assisting with the co-ordination of the Regulatory Watch Group framework for all Irish BNP Paribas entities.
- Assisting with the Bank’s pro bono initiatives in EMEA as well as local pro bono projects.
- Preparation of training materials and delivery of training to staff across the Bank.
- Assisting the Head of Legal with reporting requirements.
Qualifications & Experience required for this role
Business Skills
- Risk analysis
- Compliance knowledge
- Banking law
- Civil and commercial / contract law
- Legal Knowledge
- Business Organisation
Transversal Skills
- Analytical ability
- Ability to develop and leverage networks
- Ability to conduct a negotiation
- Ability to understand, explain and support change
Behavioural Skills
- Client Focus
- Ability to collaborate/Teamwork
- Ability to synthetise/simplify
- Creativity & Innovation Problem Solving
Other skills
- Excellent communication skills;
- Strong attention to detail;
- Strong team working ethic;
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment with multiple conflicting deadlines;
- To work in an efficient and timely manner, with an emphasis on attention to detail.
- Robust yet approachable and collegial nature, with the ability to act calmly and professionally in a demanding and fast moving business environment;
- Independent, thorough and commercially minded, and have strong time management and prioritising skills;
- Strong legal knowledge, specifically banking, civil and commercial / contract law;
- Strong risk analysis and compliance knowledge;
- Comfortable and confident advising the business in a demanding environment;
- Creativity and innovative problem solving skills;
- Ability to understand, explain and support change;
- Competent with MS PowerPoint, Excel and MS Word;
About BNP Paribas
At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are:
- Agility: we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation
- Client Satisfaction: we believe that our success lies in being the customers’ and clients’ preferred choice. We seek to listen carefully to them and work closely with them
- Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics
- Openness: We promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered
Our strengths are based on four key areas:
- Stability: we build upon our solid, long-term oriented management, our diversified and integrated business model and our international footprint
- Expertise: We build upon our recognized and expanding knowledge of our teams
- Responsibility: We build upon our culture of responsibility and integrity to ever better serve the interest of our customers
- Good Place to Work: We foster a stimulating workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect
Management excellence
BNP continues to foster top-class people management practices within our strong people focused culture. BNP Paribas managers follow the Group’s Management Charter, which emphasises a positive, empowering team culture, encouraging open communication and supporting development and wellbeing.
Compliance Culture
We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics. We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring. BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.
Should you require any reasonable accommodation for the interview process, please let us know.
By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made.