Senior Counsel, AVP

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Provide general structuring, product, regulatory and transactional legal advice to the CIB Businesses;
• Liaise with external counsel for fee quotes in line with the outside counsel policy of the Bank
• Review/conducting due diligence of legal/regulatory issues, identifying/resolving conflicts of interest, suggesting mitigants
• Review of financing, collateral, intercreditor and risk syndication related legal agreements, legal opinions and enforcement memos
• Facilitate execution of transaction documentation in consultation with external counsel;
• Liaise with CIB business on portfolio management by way of assisting in providing legal advice and working on amendment documentation, secondary market documents, etc.
• Review, maintain and manage product and transactional templates;
• Provide or facilitate training on relevant regulatory / legal developments and products;
• Provide thorough legal review of new transactions and products, and sign off as required under the new transaction approval and product approval policies;
• Instruct external counsel from time to time in connection with new product rollouts, with input, if necessary, from senior legal colleagues in the location and/or region.

Qualification & Experience

• Post Qualification Experience: 8 to 10 Yrs.
• Background: The candidate must have experience in banking and finance/ lending transactions (including security arrangements) covering structured finance, margin lending, acquisition finance, real estate finance and must be able to provide effective legal and regulatory advice, product structuring, execution and miscellaneous documentation support to the various CIB businesses.
• Experience in Banking and Finance. Previous experience in working on cross border transactions representing/involving international banks required. The transactions to be covered are typically cross border, complex and interesting from a legal and regulatory perspective. In addition, Capital Markets experience preferable.
• A strong understanding of the Indian legal and regulatory environment is expected – the candidate must be updated on all the latest regulations.
• Ability to be pro-active and interact well with colleagues essential – the candidate should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Professional Qualifications: Bachelor / Masters in Law
• Professional Licenses: Must be qualified to practice law in India (dual qualification and international experience is a plus).