APAC Legal Counsel/Transaction Lawyer
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Projob21.com Ltd.
13.05.2024
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- Global Industry Leader with over 13000 employees
- APAC In-House Legal Transaction Nego & Advisory
Representing Global Risk Management Industry Leader with AA-Credit Rating to search for Regional Transaction Lawyer
Job Duties- Report to the North Asia Regional Head of Legal Counsel
- Key member of transaction team to provide legal guidance & advisory support to complex structures
- Accountable for end to end phases from reviewing, derivatives structuring, legal drafting, negotiation and implementation
- Facilitate the strengthening of transactional knowledge management and legal framework in accordance to corporate and regulatory requirements by working closely with product and compliance teams across APAC
- Support regional/global legal & compliance related initiatives
- Qualified lawyer with PQE 5 years+/- experience
- Profound understanding of diversified transactional structures, cross-border issues, derivatives/ structured finance and collateral structures
- Proven drafting, negotiation, influencing and legal project management expertise
- Passionate to excel in a multi-cultural environment
- Highly proficient in written & spoken English & Mandarin
- Worklife Balance & Excellent Job Security
- Perform annual risk assessment to identify key risk areas that need to be monitored.
- Report to North Asia Head of Compliance
- Accountable for HKMA regulatory risk assessment
- Friendly International Culture & Good Hours
- As part of the AP Distribution Department to oversight regional KYC/CDD function
- Accountable for managing new and periodic CDD/KYC assessment for low to high risk institutional and intermediaries’ clients
- Conduct PEP, sanctions, adverse news and STR review etc.
- Report to HK Branch Head of Compliance
- Team head in charge of supervising a team of 5-6 KYC specialists
- Oversight KYC/CDD to ensure the fulfilment of HKMA regulatory requirements related to AML, CFT, sanctions and other financial crimes. Timely review of KYC/AML control and related procedures to conducting gap analysis with any regulatory/governance changes
- In-House Paralegal Opportunity w/Global Bank
- Report to Litgation Lawyer and faciliate commercial litigation, investigation and complaint cases
- Accountable for conducting legal resarch and consolidation of related document
- Assist in investigation process that called for extensive liaison with internal stakeholders from front to back office and external counsels
- Support general advisory matters related to account opening, data access and any regulatory related aspects
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APAC Legal Counsel/Transaction Lawyer
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