Legal Counsel, Wholesale Banking recruitment

Key Roles Responsibilities

-Be a contact for all other legal issues arising in the Wholesale Bank
-Assist the Wholesale Bank in procuring that appropriate forms of legal documents are used for dealings with third parties which contain adequate protections and remedies to address credit and event risk, and to help determine that transactions with third parties are valid and enforceable under the laws of all relevant jurisdictions
-To assist in the negotiation and completion of contractual documentation with customers and counterparties
-To assist in the design and terms of structured and customised transactions
-To control the quality and cost of legal services provided by external law firms and overseas counsel (as appropriate)
-Develop standard form documentation for generic products, and also review standard-form documentation and propose changes to ensure that it remains appropriate in the light of all legal and regulatory developments and all internal policy requirements
-Provide guidance to internal clients, including the various documentation units (confirmations, master agreements, etc), on acceptable amendments to approved standard form documentation and review and approve any non-standard documents or material departures from approved standard form documentation in particular cases
-Work with product specialists and relationship/sales staff, and external counsel to structure and document one-off transactions
-Where standard form documentation does not exist or is not considered appropriate, draft and negotiate documentation on an ad-hoc basis
-Where applicable, and after consultation with the relevant Relationship Officer, communicate directly with customers and counterparties to negotiate and/or explain contractual documents
-Miscellaneous tasks relating to the above or related to achieving the overall objectives of the Wholesale Bank from a legal perspective

Qualifications Skills

-Educational background in Law to degree level/post-graduate professional studies as necessary to fulfil this role
-Qualified Lawyer with post qualification experience
-Strong understanding of Wholesale Banking products from application in a law firm or bank
-Personal authority and integrity
-Independence and resilience
-An inquisitive approach to practices, procedures and specific transactions
-Effective communicator and team player

How To Apply

You can search and view current opportunities across our organisation and apply immediately by registering or logging in to our careers website www.standardchartered.com/careers. To help speed up your application, please note the following:

- You will need to log in (or register if you are visiting our careers site for the first time) before you can apply for a specific role

- Some roles may require you to undertake an online talent assessment in addition to completing the application form (to facilitate this process it is preferable that you provide us with an email address as part of your contact information)
- We will ask you about your education, career history and skills and experience, it may be helpful to have this information to hand when completing your application

It usually takes 15 - 20 minutes to complete the application form; you can save your application at any time and return to complete it at your convenience.

Closing Dates

The closing date for applications is 01/01/2012. Please note all closing dates are given in Hong Kong time (GMT + 8 hours). We aim to respond to successful applicants within four weeks and will keep a record or your application in our database so that we can contact you when suitable vacancies arise in future.

Diversity Inclusion

Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.