LEGAL COUNSEL, CORPORATE BANKING

Main Tasks and Duties

  1. Support / prove practical legal solutions and guidance to the corporate banking business such as Corporate Banking, Trade Finance, Credit, Financial Institution, Clearing Bank, Asset Management & Securities Services, Treasury, Debt Capital Market and Investment Bank (collectively "business stakeholders")
  2. Review, revise and enhance Bank's standard documentation as well as non-Bank standard documentation to suit the business stakeholders’ needs
  3. Review corporate facility documentation (i.e syndication, club deals, other bilateral arrangements, inter bank borrowing), contribute actively and effectively during documentation negotiation stage in collaboration with business stakeholders
  4. Coordinate and attend to reporting requests or information requisition from head office where such request for information/ survey is in relation to the business stakeholders
  5. Provide legal updates and changes in law and regulations. Conduct gap analysis to advice on the impact of such changes and how best to comply with such changes to business stakeholders
  6. Provide legal training, issue guidelines, legal bulletin and etc to raise legal awareness as and when required to the business stakeholders
  7. Any other matters instructed by management from time to time

 

Job Requirements

Education

  • Recognised bachelor degree or above, preferably in Law or related discipline.

Working Experience

  • At least 8 years of post qualification experience in corporate legal work

Language

  • English
  • Mandarin to liaise with Chinese speaking clients and employees in China