Introductie
A broad legal role at an established private bank on a beautiful location at the canals in the heart of Amsterdam.
Organisatie
InsingerGilissen is the Dutch branch of Quintet Private Bank (Europe) S.A. (“Quintet Group”) and is a classic leading private bank in the wealth management sector. The bank is beautifully located on the Herengracht in the heart of Amsterdam close to the famous “Gouden Bocht”. InsingerGilissen is considered one of the most remarkable private banks in The Netherlands due to its commitment to their clients and their families and their personalised service based on a deep understanding of what clients want to achieve. The bank is also well known as stable and trustworthy. In 2020 InsingerGilissen became a branch of Quintet Private Bank (Europe) S.A. Compared to others, Quintet Group is small (<1,700 employees across 50 European and UK locations) with an ambition to stay true to their purpose to be the most trusted fiduciary of family wealth. The Amsterdam office provides a pleasant working atmosphere where the legal function is an important part of the business as it is very well integrated in its workstreams.
Functie
Due to a recent retirement of a Senior Legal Counsel, InsingerGilissen is looking for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join their team. In this role you will have the opportunity to broaden your legal skills.
Your responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
· provide state-of-the-art legal advice on a very broad range of topics within private retail banking, investment fund solutions, HR, IT (e.g. on new financial products), litigations and financial intermediary services. This includes legal advice with respect to financial intermediary services on Group level, as well as the provision of support with respect to investment fund solutions under Luxembourg law (in collaboration with another inhouse lawyer of the team based in Luxembourg).
· draft, negotiate and review agreements relating to the above-mentioned areas, as well as implement regulatory and legal changes into the relevant legal framework and harmonize the approach within the Quintet Group;
· identify, manage and escalate legal risk as appropriate;
· instruct and actively manage external counsel where needed in a cost-efficient way and in line with the Group process for engaging external counsel.
Functie-eisen
· at least 5 years of experience as Dutch qualified lawyer, ideally with postgraduate qualification (e.g. L.L.M.), with experience in retail banking and financial services in the Netherlands, gained inhouse or at a law firm in the Netherlands;
· deep knowledge of Dutch regulations (including laws relating to deposit taking, investment services, including MiFID, and consumer lending such as mortgages);
· knowledge and experience of advising on DNB / AFM regulatory framework;
· excellent technical drafting skills willingness to get into the Luxembourg legal framework with respect to financial intermediaries and investment fund solutions;
· positive, proactive and team-oriented attitude as well as perseverance;
· Fluent in Dutch and English (written and spoken), knowledge of French or German is an asset.
Aanbod
· a challenging, interesting and very broad role as senior legal counsel where you can really make a positive impact on the company due to the small legal team and the wide span of control;
· an excellent opportunity to join a leading private bank in the wealth management sector in the heart of Amsterdam at one of the most beautiful locations;
· training and development opportunities and work life balance at the same time;
· possibility to work 36 hours per week, 180 hours annual leave, and retirement benefits;
· a collaborative and non-hierarchical work environment, with a lot of professional freedom.
Inlichtingen
Interested? Contact Robert Tol by phone: + 31 6 25 25 89 21 or via e-mail: rtol@hddn.nl.