Senior Legal Counsel – Business Banking

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.

The Opportunity

As Senior Legal Counsel – Business Banking, you’ll leverage your industry expertise and commercial acumen to deliver proactive, strategic legal advice to our Business Banking team. Your focus will be on transaction management, streamlining processes to reduce completion times by collaborating with panel solicitors to efficiently agree and finalise commercial lending facilities (including syndicated loans and project finance) and security documents.

You’ll act as the first point of contact for the Business Banking Relationship Managers and Lending Operations Teams, triaging queries to and from external panel solicitors to ensure lending transactions progress smoothly to completion.

This role offers the benefits of flexible hybrid working, with an expectation to be in our Bristol office 1-2 days a week and the option to work from home on the other days.

Key Responsibilities

As Senior Legal Counsel – Business Banking, you will

Provide specialist legal support for Business Banking lending transactions (£5M–£40M+), including syndicated loans and project finance, while managing legal risk across the team.

Lead transaction execution by instructing and liaising with panel solicitors, reviewing fee quotes (and recommending adjustments where necessary), and assessing borrower solicitor suitability.

Act as the central point of contact, triaging queries between panel solicitors, Relationship Managers, and Lending Operations to streamline workflows and meet deadlines.

Review and approve facility agreements, security documents, and Reports on Title, flagging risks and proposing solutions to avoid delays.

Collaborate with Lending Operations to ensure documentation aligns with back-office systems and proactively resolve bottlenecks.

Advise relevant internal stakeholders on loan documentation, enforcement scenarios, and policy compliance, while maintaining/updating precedents to reflect legal and regulatory requirements and internal values.

In conjunction with Head of Legal actively manage the Bank's selection of, and ongoing relationship with, approved panel solicitors for the Business Banking Team.

Ensure that internal controls and governance are adhered to and followed and demonstrate adherence by keeping appropriate records.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a UK-qualified solicitor (6+ years PQE) with deep expertise in Banking and Finance, particularly in documenting and negotiating commercial lending facilities (e.g., acquisition, project, real estate, and structured finance). Your experience should include LMA documentation, property development, and market conventions, and experience in structured non-recourse project finance is preferable. Ideally, you will have experience in one or more of our specialist lending sectors (wellbeing, nature/food/resources, energy, and project finance).

You’ll be a transaction leader - confident in managing cross-functional stakeholders, driving efficiency, and resolving complex issues with pragmatism. Strong communication, relationship management, and autonomy are essential, as is the ability to prioritise under pressure while maintaining precision.

Ideally, you’ll bring process improvement experience and thrive in both independent and collaborative settings. If you’re a strategic thinker who adds value to transactions and teams, we’d love to hear from you.

What We Offer

In return for your hard work and expertise, you will receive a full-time equivalent Total package of up £85,000 - depending on experience, plus access to our extensive benefits package, where most of our benefits are non-contributory.

Pension & Insurance

Non-contributory pension scheme offering 8% salary in your first year and 10% salary thereafter

Life Assurance (worth 4 times basic pay)

Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Health & Wellbeing

27 days’ holiday (full-time equivalent) plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 2 years

A buy and sell holiday scheme

1 wellbeing day and £200 wellbeing allowance per year

Vitality Leave – a part paid sabbatical of up to 3 months after you’ve been with us for 5 years, and every 7 years thereafter

Company sick pay

Health Cash Plan

Family

Company maternity, adoption, and partners’ pay including additional leave for premature births

5 days fully paid carers’ leave

10 days fully paid fertility leave

10 days fully paid miscarriage leave

Other

Colleague recognition scheme

Co-worker retail discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Refer a Friend scheme

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Triodos Bank, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups and neurodiverse candidates, and we value different career paths and lived experiences.

Please apply as soon as possible if this opportunity is of interest, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy once sufficient applications are received.

Closing Date: 16/09/2026