Legal Officer- Group Legal

2 weeks ago

Kuala Lumpur Sentral Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia CIMB Bank Berhad Full time 120,000 - 180,000 per year

Key Responsibilities

Principal responsibility is to provide legal support for legal matters falling under the Units:-

  • Provide effective legal support to the Unit
  • Draft, review documentation for the Unit, where required.

Business Performance & Management Collaborate with the various legal teams and legal departments within CIMB Group, as well as facilitate collaboration across countries for sharing of best practices

  • Liaise with external legal counsels and other stakeholders to ensure that all legal risks are identified and appropriately mitigated
  • Ensure responsible and open communication with stakeholders on an ongoing basis, to enhance effectiveness of legal support to the Treasury & Markets businesses
  • Any other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by management, from time to time.

Legal Developments/Regulatory Compliance

  • Keeps abreast of relevant laws, regulations and market practices in order to provide advice and legal support to the Direct Superior, the Regional Head of Group Legal – Wholesale Banking and the Co-Heads of Group Legal to manage the legal risks of the Group
  • Ensure compliance with the relevant legal and regulatory requirements, CIMB policies and procedures and the Department's policy and procedures.

Job Specification

  • Bachelor's Degree in Law or LL.B
  • Professional Qualification and/or Regulatory, Licensing requirements
  • Admitted as a barrister, advocate or solicitor of at least one jurisdiction.

Relevant Work Experience

  • 2-5 years PQE.
  • Prior experience in practice of law firm and/or as an inhouse counsel in a financial institution or corporation of equivalent or higher standing

Required Competencies and Skills *

Technical/Functional skills

  • Reasonable working knowledge of laws relating to the Unit
  • Reasonable knowledge of relevant laws for carrying out the necessary responsibilities
  • Meticulous, good analytical skills and pays attention to detail.

Personal skills (Soft Skills/Soft Competencies)

  • Reasonable negotiation skills in providing effective legal advice Understanding and the ability to comprehend the business requirements of personnel of the Unit
  • Ability to identify and address legal issues affecting  Units' and their legal documentation
  • Ability to work with various stakeholders to ensure understanding of, among others, credit and operational issues in order to address them in the relevant documentation.

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