Want to influence strategic decisions and deliver pragmatic legal advice in a leading mutual? We’re looking for a Senior Solicitor to join our dynamic Legal team in a flexible, part-time role. If you’re an experienced solicitor who values flexibility and wants to make a real impact in a collaborative, forward-thinking organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
Who Are We?Not just another building society. Not just another job.
We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.
Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.
Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.
You’ll join our Legal team, working closely with the Head of Legal – Homes & Money and collaborating with senior stakeholders across the Homes & Money divisions, Risk, and external legal providers. We act as a true partner to the commercial units, building proactive relationships and providing solutions-focused advice that enables progress- not obstacles.
What Will You Be Doing?In this role, you’ll provide trusted, strategic legal advice and act as a proactive partner to the business. You’ll work autonomously at a senior level to:
- Deliver accurate, timely, and commercially pragmatic legal advice across Homes & Money divisions and enabling functions.
- Support product development and updates to terms & conditions, policies and processes, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Lead on major regulatory projects and horizon scanning for legal changes.
- Manage escalated complaints, disputes and litigation, preserving privilege and mitigating risk.
- Advise on property, intellectual property, and other complex legal matters impacting the business.
- Collaborate with external legal providers to ensure value for money and effective cost control.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and provide mentoring and coaching to colleagues across the team.
- Contribute to knowledge management by creating templates, precedents and delivering training to stakeholders.
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring strong technical expertise and the ability to influence at a senior level. We’re looking for someone who can combine legal knowledge with a pragmatic, commercial approach. You’ll need:
- To be a qualified solicitor in England and Wales (or equivalent in another common law jurisdiction).
- You’ll likely have around five years’ PQE, but we’re open to hearing from experienced solicitors who can operate confidently and independently.
- Proven experience delivering high-quality legal services in a regulated environment, either in-house or in private practice. Financial services experience would be highly beneficial to support a smooth transition into the role.
- A real self-starter with resilience and confidence when engaging with senior stakeholders and navigating complex conversations.
- Ability to act as a mentor and coach to the wider team, sharing expertise and supporting development.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to provide pragmatic solutions under pressure.
- Knowledge of UK financial services legal and regulatory environment.
- Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality.
Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office in Skipton, North Yorkshire, which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.
We have a range of other benefits available to you including:
- Annual discretionary bonus scheme.
- 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
- Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days.
- Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum).
- Colleague mortgage (conditions apply).
- Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car.
- A commitment to training and development.
- Private medical insurance for all our colleagues.
- 3 paid volunteering days per annum.
- Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups.
- We care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership.
If you’re ready to make a real impact in a collaborative, forward-thinking organisation, apply today.
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What We Do
Not just another building society. Not just another job. Imagine how good it would feel to help someone choose the mortgage they’ll use to buy their first home. Or the account they’ll use to save for it. We’ve been helping people make big financial decisions since 1853. It’s why over a million customers trust us as a good place for their money, and why our colleagues say we’re a good place to work. The Bailey (our head office) The Bailey is the vibrant hub where you’ll find all our central functions. We’re always looking for new talent because we love hearing new ideas. You can choose from a variety of roles that range from marketing and IT, through to audit, risk, products, digital and more – or maybe you’ll join our lively contact centre team. We’re based in Skipton, just a short train ride from Bradford and Leeds, we’re a stone’s throw from the A65 and have some cracking views of the Yorkshire Dales. Our network of UK branches Our branch colleagues are the face of Skipton Building Society. They’re relationship-builders, team workers, great talkers and they’re brilliant at listening too. Everything they do is designed to help customers make the best financial decisions, whether that’s choosing the right kind of savings account or having a full financial review. The Skipton culture Happy colleagues mean happy customers. So, when we recruit, we don’t just think about what’s in it for us, we think about what’s in it for you. It’s one of the reasons we’ve been recognised as one of The Times Best Companies to Work for the last 6 years. Mind, body and spirit With our colleagues’ support, we’ve created a culture that promotes diversity and inclusion. We understand the rich diversity in our Society, and how harnessing that diversity through effective inclusive practice has profound benefits for individuals, teams and the Society it self. This includes a progressive approach to personal well-being.
