Senior Legal counsel – Business Banking

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Who we are:

Triodos Bank is an award-winning organisation and one of Europe’s leading sustainable banks, whose mission is to make money work for positive social, environmental, and cultural change. We offer a wide range of banking services for people who want to use their money consciously – from current accounts through to investments and savings. We only finance companies, organisations and projects that benefit people and the environment.

Our mission is -

• To help create a society that promotes people’s quality of life and that has human dignity at its core.
• To enable individuals, institutions, and businesses to use money more consciously in ways that benefit people and the environment and promote sustainable development.
• To offer our customers sustainable financial products and high-quality service

We’re a certified B Corporation, meaning that we are part of a community of businesses driving the shift to a new kind of economy, that is better for workers, better for communities and better for the environment.

The Opportunity:
We are excited to be recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel, Business Banking. In this pivotal role, you will provide expert legal advice and support to our Business Banking team. You’ll take the lead in managing the entire business loan documentation process, from initiation to completion, drawing on your professional expertise to draft and review commercial lending agreements, security documents, and all related documentation required to facilitate lending facilities.

This position offers a unique and rare opportunity to make a significant impact by ensuring our lending operations are legally sound and expertly executed.

This role offers a high level of autonomy and the benefits of flexible hybrid working, with a blend of office and remote working options, plus access to our Bristol, London, and Edinburgh offices.

At Triodos, we recognise the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and are dedicated to supporting our employees’ wellbeing. We offer a range of flexible working options, including part-time roles, varied working patterns, and a hybrid work environment. While this is a permanent, full-time position, we also welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time or flexible arrangements. If you would like to be considered for part-time hours, please outline your preferred working pattern in your cover letter.

Responsibilities:

The primary objective of this role is to oversee the entire process of documenting Facility Agreements and related security documentation, while serving as the dedicated legal counsel for the Business Banking department. You will ensure that all lending and security documents are structured in full compliance with applicable laws and internal policies, safeguarding the Bank’s interests at every stage—both during and after completion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and prioritise facility documentation processes to meet Bank and client deadlines, proactively resolving or escalating any bottlenecks to ensure smooth loan transactions.
• Support the delivery of loan agreements that meet both Bank and borrower needs, ensuring all credit sanction conditions and policy requirements are fulfilled.
• Collaborate with Lending Operations to ensure facility agreements align with back-office systems.
• Manage the appointment, performance, and relationships of external solicitors from the Bank’s approved panel, in partnership with Procurement and Legal teams.
• Personally review and ensure the legal and regulatory robustness of bespoke loan agreements, security documents, and reports, escalating any issues as needed.
• Advise Business Banking and Lending Operations teams on loan documentation and policy matters, addressing legal issues as they arise.
• Maintain and update Bank templates, policies, and procedures, ensuring strong internal controls and governance.
• Participate in regular progress meetings with all parties to keep transactions on track and stakeholders informed.
• Comply with regulatory obligations and uphold ethical standards, prioritising good customer outcomes in line with Triodos’ values.

What we are looking for :

We are seeking a UK-qualified solicitor with 6 years’ PQE or more, and with experience in banking and finance law, ideally including bespoke lending transactions and knowledge of commercial lending structures such as LMA documentation. Experience in structured project finance lending and process improvement is desirable. You should be confident drafting and negotiating loan and security documents, have strong attention to detail, and demonstrate excellent communication skills at all levels. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and to manage a busy workload under pressure, is essential.

While we are looking for candidates with 6 years’ PQE or more, if you do not meet this requirement but possess equivalent and relevant experience, we would still encourage you to apply, as this will also be considered.

Triodos Bank is proud of its culture, ethos, and ability to make a positive change in society. It is important that candidates evidence a strong commitment to Triodos Bank's core values of ethical sustainability and transparency, as well as the personal qualities to live these values.

Offer

In return for your hard work and expertise, you will receive a competitive full time equivalent salary of between £79,000 and £84,000 depending on experience, plus access to our extensive benefits package, where most of our benefits are non-contributory.

Our benefits include:

• Non-contributory pension scheme from your first day of 8% in year 1 and 10% from year 2 onwards
• Life Assurance (worth 4 times basic pay)
• Income Protection - 75% of basic pay after 13 weeks sick and following six months service
• Private Medical Insurance with optional enhanced or HCP family coverage
• A Health Cash Plan
• Vitality Leave – After each 5 years of service, you will be able to take a sabbatical of up to 3 months. This benefit is then available after every 7 years of service thereafter.
• 27 days (Full Time Equivalent) annual leave plus bank holidays per annum increasing to 30 days after 2 years’ service
• A buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days (Full Time Equivalent) up to maximum of 35 days total annual leave
• 5 days fully paid carers leave
• A wellbeing allowance of £200 a year
• 1 Wellbeing Day
• Free yoga classes
• Co-worker retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Colleague recognition voucher scheme

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds. We value that receiving applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds is key in supporting our inclusive organisation to grow. We don’t want to miss out on candidates who feel they don’t exactly match the job description requirements, so if this is a role that sounds interesting to you, and you feel you could add value to the role please do apply. You could be exactly what we need!

Triodos reserve the right to close the vacancy once sufficient applications are received, so please do apply asap if this opportunity is of interest to you.

Closing Date: 10/08/2025