M&A Advisory Legal; EMEA; VP

Join Barclays as a Vice President in our Investment Banking Legal team, where you will play a senior and integral role in supporting our M&A Financial Advisory business across the EMEA region. Working alongside a team of experienced legal and compliance professionals, you will provide high-quality legal and regulatory advice across a broad range of transactional and non-transactional matters. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer who thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

We are keen to hear from you if you have a strong corporate/M&A background ideally with hands‑on experience advising on Takeover Code and/or Listing Rule transactions, navigating MAR requirements, managing conflicts, or acting for M&A financial advisers.

To be successful as an M&A Advisory Legal (EMEA) VP, you should have:

• Qualified lawyer in the UK, US or other common law jurisdiction (other jurisdictions may be considered too).

• Strong corporate/M&A experience gained in private practice and/or in-house at a financial institution.

• Experience working for or advising M&A financial advisers on Takeover Code and/or Listing Rule transactions, MAR or conflicts management is particularly advantageous.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders and share knowledge proactively across the organisation.

• A track record of operating effectively in a fast-paced, complex and multi-dimensional environment.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in London.

To ensure that activities of the investment banking division are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal and reputational risks associated with these activities.

• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies to manage risk related to non-adherence to laws, rules and regulations..
• Legal advice and support to the bank's investment banking division on legal matters including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, lending and other corporate finance transactions.
• Subject matter support in the Legal department’s representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to investment banking activities, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Creation and/or review of legal documents for the investment banking division to ensure the bank’s adherence with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Maintaining and updating form legal documentation for the investment banking division.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws, rules and regulations that may impact the bank's investment banking activities.
• Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the investment banking activities.
• Act as legal advisor to the Investment banking transaction approval committees on laws, rules and regulations.
• Pro‑active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with regards to changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short…