Legal Counsel

at  HSBC

Job description
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If you’re looking for a career that will give you plenty of opportunities to develop, join HSBC and your future will be rich with potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
Global Legal plays an important role in protecting the Group’s reputation by helping to future-proof the organization through robust legal risk and issue advisory. Responsible for providing comprehensive legal advice to senior management and all global businesses and functions, the team offers a diverse range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all countries and territories in which our businesses operate.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join this team in the role of Legal Counsel.

Requirements

• A recognised degree is a pre-requisite with at least 5 years of relavant experience, either as an in-house lawyer or in a law firm.Qualified lawyer;
• Knowledge and experience of banking, corporate and securities law concepts and a working knowledge of the laws in the major jurisdictions in which HSBC operates;
• Corporate experience and Compliance experience an advantage, but not essential;
• Good knowledge of the HSBC Group corporate structures, its business and personnel and a clear understanding of HSBC’s corporate culture;Ability to prioritise and multitask;
• Good inter-personal skills and ability to build relationships across business lines and within Legal;
• Developing lateral thinking / problem solving skills;
• Developing ability to influence

• To act as the legal adviser lawyer primarily responsible for supporting the Commercial Banking business.
• To work with CMB Business Lead Lawyer to implement and communicate the strategic and operational objectives of the Global Legal Function across the Conventional and Amanah business and identify, formulate and communicate policies and procedures in line with these objectives.
• To provide proactive legal advice, guidance and support to Conventional and Amanah, and to other business areas and functions as required to ensure that the Group’s exposure to legal risk is managed effectively.
• To back up CMB Business Lead Lawyer in representing the legal function in CMB business governance forum such as CMB EXCO and Business Risk Committee.
• Works under the supervision of CMB Business Lead Lawyer, but will work independently on routine matters.
• Ability to prioritize workloads in terms of legal risk and commercial consideration.
• Maintain knowledge of HSBC Group operations and policies.
• Ability to handle tasks with less supervision.
• Enhanced relationship with higher levels of management inspiring confidence of customers/stakeholders.
• The jobholder assists the General Counsel MYH LGA, the Senior Legal Counsel / CMB Business Lead Lawyer and colleagues to manage legal risk across CMB in accordance with established policies and procedures. The diversity of HSBC’s business, its geographic spread and the constant changes internally and externally means the diversity of matters which the jobholder is required to manage and advise on is very wide;
• The role requires an understanding of the structure of the HSBC Group and its culture and the ability to handle increasingly complex legal issues;
• The jobholder must also establish close mutually supportive working relationships with other members of the local legal team and the Global Legal Function.
• Works independently, but seeks management input on unusual situations, highly complex issues, and matters that may pose significant legal, financial and / or reputational risk to the HSBC Group.

Requirements

• A recognised degree is a pre-requisite with at least 5 years of relavant experience, either as an in-house lawyer or in a law firm.Qualified lawyer;
• Knowledge and experience of banking, corporate and securities law concepts and a working knowledge of the laws in the major jurisdictions in which HSBC operates;
• Corporate experience and Compliance experience an advantage, but not essential;
• Good knowledge of the HSBC Group corporate structures, its business and personnel and a clear understanding of HSBC’s corporate culture;Ability to prioritise and multitask;
• Good inter-personal skills and ability to build relationships across business lines and within Legal;
• Developing lateral thinking / problem solving skills;
• Developing ability to influence.

Due to the urgent hiring need, candidates with immediate right to work locally and no relocation needed will be prioritized.