# Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Transactions Legal

**Company**: Barclays
**Location**: Glasgow
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking a Vice President to join our Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Transactions (MAST) Legal team at Barclays.

The successful candidate will ensure that the principal / own-account merger and acquisition and minority investment activities, as well as corporate reorganisations, are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities:

- Develop and implement best practice legal strategies to identify and manage compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

- Provide legal advice and support to the bank's mergers and acquisitions, minority investment and structuring teams on legal matters.

- Represent the bank in legal proceedings related to mergers and acquisitions, minority investments or reorganisations.

- Create, negotiate and review legal documents to ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

- Conduct legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in applicable laws, rules and regulations.

- Develop and deliver training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements.

Requirements:

- Advising on all areas of UK Corporate/M&A law, including UK Listing Rules.

- Ability to prioritise a high volume of work and operate both independently and as a global team.

- Strong communication skills and attention to detail.

- Drive and commitment, including ability to deliver under pressure.

- Strong interpersonal skills to build key relationships with stakeholders.

- A strong risk and controls mindset.

Location: Glasgow, Birmingham or Manchester.

Employment Type: Full-time

## Skills

### Required
- UK Corporate/M&A law
- UK Listing Rules
- Project management
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Risk and controls

### Nice to have
- Experience in the financial services sector
- Regulatory advice
- US M&A and other corporate transactions
- UK Private Capital (BVCA) and NVCA model documentation

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