Manager - Legal - LLB/LLM - Transaction Banking

Job Purpose :

To provide legal advice and support to management, functions and businesses particularly in relation to the development of banking and other financial services products, services, transactions, governance and risk-management PAN India. Develop an effective legal function across, manage external legal advisers & support the Head of Legal identify to manage legal risk

Key Accountabilities :

- Provide pragmatic and effective legal advice to manage legal risk across the company.

- Draft, review, negotiate and give advice on documentation for particular projects, transactions and products.

- Participate in the development of processes, policies and procedures designed to reduce legal risk and/or increase the efficiency of the team. Proactively advise on and help to manage important changes in law and regulation.

- Assist Head Legal in developing and delivering a strategic legal risk management framework, including: embedding a legal risk reporting framework and training units on relevant developments in banking law, corporate laws and other ancillary laws and regulations.

- Be a Business partner to each business team/support team, establishing a close working relationship and acting as the single point of contact for all banking related legal issues. Manage and build relationships with external legal advisers, including ensuring high performance levels and appropriate billing.

Required Experience :

- Qualified lawyer with post qualification experience in banking law

- 10 -12 years.

- Experience of commercial banking procedures and practice.

- Good academic grounding.

Education / Preferred Qualifications :

A Graduate with LLB/ LLM or other recognized legal degree with direct experience in banking or financial services industry.

Technical Competencies :

- Extensive financial & technical knowledge of banking and commercial law

- Strong technical ability and ability to grasp new technical areas of law very quickly

- Knowledge on all related laws in India especially Companies Act, 2013, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and laws governing RBI, SEBI, FEDAI, IRDA, AMFI, FIMDA, NSE, BSE, NSDL, CDSL, etc.

- Sound knowledge of the overall banking environment

- Must have overview of the applicability of various statutes/ laws applicable.

For further details please call Ashmeet @ 971754405