Key Roles & Responsibilities
1.Your key role is to provide legal support to the Wholesale Bank in the Middle East, Pakistan and Africa.
2.To be the first and primary contact for Islamic Finance team and should be able to provide support to conventional lending and finance team.
3.To 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.
4.To assist in the negotiation and completion of contractual documentation with customers and counterparties.
5.To control the quality and cost of legal services provided by external law firms and overseas counsel (as appropriate).
*The candidate should have strong legal experience in Islamic finance, lending and banking, and should ideally have private practice background (and potentially some in-house experience). The candidate will be the first and primary contact point for the Islamic Finance team. While the candidate will primarily be responsible for, and the bulk their practice will be Islamic finance, they will also need to turn their hand to conventional finance. An understanding of key features of the Middle East legal and regulatory landscape, especially Saudi Arabia. We believe that this is a role where we can potential look to recruit Arab talent.
*Review standard-form documentation and ensure that it remains appropriate in the light of all legal and regulatory developments and all internal policy requirements.
*Provide guidance to Islamic Finance (Saadiq team) and 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.
*Where standard form documentation does not exist or is not considered appropriate, draft and negotiate documentation on an ad-hoc basis.
Qualifications & Skills
*Educational background to degree level/post-graduate & professional studies as necessary to fulfil this role
*Strong legal experience in Islamic finance, lending and banking, and should ideally have private practice background (and potentially some in-house experience).
*An understanding of key features of the Middle East legal and regulatory landscape, especially Saudi Arabia.
*Personal authority and integrity
*Independence and resilience
*An inquisitive approach to practices, procedures and specific transactions
*Effective communicator and team player
*It is preferable that you are an Arabic speaker
تفاصيل الوظيفة
| 2013-03-12 | تاريخ الإعلان عنها: |
| دبي, الإمارات العربية المتحدة | منطقة الوظيفة: |
| غيرذلك | الدور الوظيفي: |
| غير ذلك | قطاع الشركة: |
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