Senior Lawyer – Trade Finance

End Date

Thursday 17 July 2025

Salary Range

£111,809 - £131,540

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

JOB TITLE: Senior Lawyer - Trade Finance
SALARY: £111,809 - £131,540
LOCATIONS: Bristol, Chester, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Halifax and Leeds
HOURS: Full-time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

Job Description

About this opportunity

Become part of the Banking Products Legal team. We are a supportive legal team which assist the BCB (Business and Commercial Bank) and CIB (Corporate and Investment Bank) within the Group.

Banking Products Legal supports six business teams - Cash Management and Payments, Merchant Services, Commercial Cards, Trade Finance, Asset Finance and Invoice Finance.

This role is within the Trade Finance legal team which supports all core trade, trade loans, guarantees, export credit agency, open account and structured trade and distribution products. The Trade Finance business teams are specifically committed to rapidly growing their existing receivables purchase and commodities finance offering over the next few years.

You'll use your experience to give proactive, pragmatic and solutions-focused advice and support to our Trade Finance business with its bold growth strategy.

An award-winning team!

We won “Best Bank for Digitalisation” at the GTR awards!

We were also nominated in the “Best Trade Finance Bank in the UK” category !

We would want you to be able to:

• operate as a subject matter specialist, supporting colleagues in the business and other functional areas;

• provide legal support for product development and innovation, legal and regulatory change projects, rectifications and remediations, industry change initiatives, customer on-boarding and customer journeys;

• proactively identify, report and support the management of legal and governance risks, recommending solutions when needed;

• collaborate with team members and work cross-functionally to help delivery business strategy;

• manage panel law firms and build and maintain positive relationships with external lawyers;

• reflect on service delivery and look for continuous improvement activities; and

• stay on top of regulatory, industry and legal change.

You'll lead on your own workload and demonstrate dedication to self-development. You’ll be encouraged to bring passion, a positive, proactive approach and be team orientated.

Why Lloyds Banking Group?

We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What you’ll need

• Qualified as a solicitor in the UK (or equivalent qualification) with significant experience post qualification.

• A good understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to trade finance, ideally with a specialism towards either receivables purchase or commodities finance.

• An ability to build strong, collaborative relationships

• Confidence in using experience and insights to influence, inform and challenge

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Providing legal support to a trade finance, commodity finance, export credit agency or receivables purchase business. Subject matter expertise in at least one of these areas will be required.

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

We offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks.  We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. 

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.