Legal Counsel- Corporate - Banking

Role & responsibilities

• Primary responsibility will be to provide support and legal advice to Large Corporates/Wholesale Banking/Structured deals/Trade Finance/Transaction Banking Products
• Develop standard agreements and templates together with legal guidelines for products and documentation as appropriate and keep such documentation and guidelines updated.
• Management of the legal affairs and legal risks of the businesses of the Bank.
• Helping business lines and function structure transactions, products, contracts, set up procedures along best practices, negotiate arrangements and legal terms with third parties, resolve legal problems, and propose and advise on solutions that help the business lines complete their transactions/resolve issues within the banks operational/legal framework.
• Provide legal advice and support as required generally by business teams and other functions like human resources, finance, compliance etc.
• Provide general advise to the Bank branches, subsidiaries and affiliates, as required, on legal issues arising from the organization Assist in evaluation and conducting thorough due diligence for all deals and transactions