Senior Legal Counsel, Deutsche Bank
2 days a week in office (Cannon Street, London )
Investment bank and financial services company
Job no longer available
Investment bank and financial services company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
2 days a week in office (Cannon Street, London )
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients, creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people.
Role
Who you are
- The DWS legal team based in London is looking to recruit a senior lawyer (6 years + PQE)
- An ability to build relationships with business colleagues and quickly win their confidence is of paramount importance
- Experience of working in a dynamic international environment and have an ability to relate to different business perspectives and approaches to arising issues
- Solid knowledge of alternatives funds (including private credit), either gained in-house or in private practice
- Good organisational and project management skills
- Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities
- An awareness of regulatory change in the funds space
- A practical approach to problem solving
- An understanding of how to manage external counsel, including agreeing fee estimates and scope of assignments
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; and
- Good commercial sense
What the job involves
- The primary focus of the role is to support the DWS Alternatives business (in particular, the DWS Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Credit platforms)
- While the role will support the DWS Alternatives business generally, particular experience in launching and raising private credit, capital solutions, special situations and/or structured finance debt offerings such as CLOs is beneficial to the role
- The position also offers the opportunity to work with DWS legal colleagues in multiple jurisdictions, including the US, Germany and Luxembourg
- Managing DWS legal risk and protecting the integrity and reputation of DWS
- Partnering with Risk, Compliance, Audit and others to provide a proactive integrated risk management approach
- Providing legal support for the Alternatives business including:
- Providing legal support on the establishment and on-going maintenance of alternatives funds
- Instructing, managing and liaising with external counsel
- Reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of funds documents (in conjunction with fund counsel) as well as agreements required for segregated account and advisory mandates
- Advising the broader coverage (sales) team on the marketing of fund products and services, as well as reviewing, drafting and negotiating distribution agreements
- Where required, reviewing, drafting and negotiating pre-transactional documentation including engagement letters, non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent and similar type agreements
- Providing legal support on regulatory/ strategic initiatives
- Troubleshooting, including dealing with disputes and other legal and commercial issues
- Advising the business in relation to regulatory change which may impact the business or the funds on the DWS Alternatives platform and assisting in the implementation of the same; and
- Supporting initiatives within the Alternatives and wider DWS business
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Deutsche Bank is one of Europe's biggest banks, operating in around 60 countries. It has a long history but hasn't struggled to keep up with the changing times. Like launching Vert, a digital payments service for small and medium businesses, and focusing on investments that are good for the environment and society.
The banks performance in 2025 has been impressive too. In the first nine months, pre-tax profit reached €7.7B (up 64% from last year) and net profit climbed to €5.6B (a 76% increase). And all business divisions delivered double-digit profit growth, supported by revenue gains and disciplined cost management.
If this wasn't impressive enough, the bank is also making strong progress in ESG, reporting €23B in sustainable financing in the third quarter of 2025 alone. With these healthy finances, a clear strategic direction, and a focus on responsible growth, Deutsche Bank is in a very promising position for the future.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Westend-Süd, Frankfurt, Germany
Leadership
Christian Sewing
(CEO)Christian joined Deutsche Bank in 1989 as a Banking Apprentice. Since then, he has held a number of roles and became CEO in 2018.
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