Legal Manager

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Overview 

Join our team as Legal Manager to provide proactive and in-depth legal advice and ensure the bank's interests are protected from a legal standpoint. This is a crucial role for minimizing legal risks, issues, and disputes by strategizing, advising, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating on various contractual and other documentation. The position has a particular focus on wealth management and treasury-related products and services , as well as supporting the Global Markets division. The successful candidate will also be involved in handling litigation or disputes brought against the Bank.

The successful candidate(s) will report to the Head of Legal.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Functional (job responsibilities)

• Provide proactive, in-depth, and business-focused legal advice to various disciplines and functions within the Bank and the Bank Group to minimize legal risks, issues, and disputes.

• Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of documentation, including banking, business, commercial, and transactional documents, while balancing legal and regulatory requirements.

• Partner with cross-functional teams, including legal teams of subsidiaries and overseas branches, to identify, analyze, and mitigate legal risks related to business initiatives, projects, operations, and new products.

• Assist the Head of Legal in implementing initiatives and processes to improve the delivery of the legal function, particularly in supporting the Global Markets division.

• Manage and monitor litigation and disputes against the Bank/Bank Group, including claims, investigations, and litigation with employees, customers, and other third parties.

• Ensure compliance with legal and governance requirements when working on product design and modification in relation to banking products and commercial transactions.

• Provide legal advisory on the protection of the Bank's assets.

• Actively support projects by providing legal advice.

Jobholder Requirements

• Malaysian citizen

Education/Qualification

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons)

• Preferably an Advocate & Solicitor of the Malaysian Bar

Experience/Requirements

• At least 8 years of Post-Qualification Experience (PQE) gained from a general practice with an established Malaysian legal firm, specializing in areas such as banking, conveyancing, corporate finance, restructuring, or banking litigation. Alternatively, in-house counsel experience with a strong working knowledge of banking and financial services in Malaysia is also acceptable.

• Demonstrable expertise in Malaysian laws, with a specific focus on banking and finance.

• Proven experience in drafting and negotiating ISDA Master Agreements and related collateral agreements (CSA, GMRA, FX Master Agreements) with counterparties across various jurisdictions.

• Knowledge of Islamic banking/finance and/or Islamic deal documentation, technology, structured products, and derivatives is considered a strong advantage.

• Possesses commercial acumen, resourcefulness, and the ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining excellent attention to detail.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English, coupled with strong organizational and interpersonal abilities.

• Proven ability to effectively engage with a diverse range of stakeholders and colleagues at all levels.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.

Realise your full potential at Hong Leong Bank by applying now.