SEB is a leading international financial services group with customer bases among both private individuals and organizations. We are recognized for our expertise and customer-centric approach, which we achieve by listening to our customers, committing to quality and trust, and encouraging an entrepreneurial mindset in everything we do.

SEB Luxembourg branch serves as the hub for Private Wealth Management & Family Office (PWM&FO) services to Nordic nationals living abroad. It is also the base for many of SEB’s funds and offers global custody and related depositary services to investment firms. In Luxembourg we are around 150 employees with more than 20 different nationalities.

The overall ambition for SEB in Luxembourg is to excel as SEB’s cross-border centre of excellence for private and investment firm customers, while staying relevant in a continuously changing customer behaviour and regulatory environment. We strive to deliver world-class service by strengthening the customer experience, growing our international customer base, and transforming the way we operate to secure a profitable future business.

 

The SEB Luxembourg legal team manages all legal matters relevant to the Luxembourg office. This includes advising our fund services business, private banking business as well as corporate legal matters, providing pragmatic Luxembourg law counsel to help the business grow.

As a (junior) Legal Counsel, you will report to the Head of Legal and will be responsible for:

-               Advising and communicating with the business on banking and financial service regulation

-               Participating in negotiations and drafting of legal documentation

-               Supporting strategic initiatives and regulatory projects

-               Assisting stakeholders everyday legal matters

 

-               A degree in law from an EU jurisdiction is required. A Luxembourg, Belgian, or French law degree is considered an asset

-               At least one year of experience working in a Luxembourg law firm or as in-house counsel in a Luxembourg company in the financial sector, ideally advising on matters relating to the fund industry and/or private banking in Luxembourg

-               Only applicants with a valid EU work permit will be considered

-               Strong knowledge of Luxembourg and European law relating to the fund industry and/or retail banking

-               Excellent command of both oral and written English. Knowledge of French is preferred, and knowledge of Spanish and/or Nordic languages is considered an asset

-               Excellent communication skills and detail-oriented mindset

-               Proactive attitude and willingness to keep on learning

-               Structured, solution-oriented approach to work

-               Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide critical legal advice

-               Result oriented and self-driven with focus on identifying and addressing legal risks

-               High sense of responsibility,, with the ability to work independently

 

We offer many experiences and benefits to our employees, and there is nuance to every individual’s career experience, but the elements that define the core of our offering are:

-               Modern working tools

-               International working environment

-               Competitive remuneration package

-               Possibility to work from home part of the working time

-               Friendly working environment with focus on health & wellbeing

If you wish to apply, please send us your CV and a Cover Letter in English as soon as possible, but at the latest on 20 April 2025.

 

Please be informed that candidate selected for this role will need to provide their Criminal Record Certificate and a name screening against sanctions list will be performed as a part of the background check process.