Senior Legal Counsel - Singapore - LMA

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Singapore

1 week ago

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Description

Senior Legal Counsel

An established European bank seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to join its Legal team based in its regional office in Singapore to support its branches in Singapore and Hong Kong.

What will you be doing?

Supervise the credit documentation review function and the transactional legal support function for the Bank's lending business.
Assist in identifying and managing legal risks for all aspects of the Bank's business and operations in Asia Pacific.
Select and instruct external counsel; supervise their provision of legal services; and ensure acceptability of all legal deliverables.
Control conduct of legal proceedings involving the Bank.
Provide or organise legal training to Bank staff
Assist in the implementation/review of policies and procedures of the Legal department.
Supervise the Bank's corporate secretarial filings in Asia Pacific.
Deputize for the Head of Legal.

What are we looking for?

A Commonwealthqualified lawyer between years PQE. A Singaporequalified lawyer is preferred.
Familiarity with loan documentation (for both bilateral and syndicated loans) and legal issues related to financing transactions.
Prior work experience as inhouse legal counsel with a bank.
Strong written and spoken English communication skills.
A team player; meticulous; good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills; resourceful; and a selfstarter.
A person with a growth mindset; open to learning new things/skills; who is comfortable to say "I do not have the answer but I will find out".

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