Senior Legal Counsel

Tandem Search

Bahrain

Ref: KP709-1854

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

The senior legal counsel main mission is to contribute to the fulfillment of the legal departments mission which is summarised as follows:

- Guaranteeing the legal safety of all metiers and activities carried out in the client's entities (branch or subsidiary) in the territory pertaining to all of the banks core businesses
- Guaranteeing the legal safety of the transactions initialised by the bank entities with domestic clients and contributing to the legal safety of international transactions
- applying the group legal policy including the choice and use of external counsels, assessing and validating the recommendations of such external counsels

Direct Responsibilities:

- Provide legal advice to the different businesses and functions across all the core businesses and business lines
- Draft and review contracts and agreements and ensure their compliance with applicable laws and regulations as well as their protection of the banks interests
- Work with the business on the legal structuring of transactions
- Approve new products and transactions
- Collect and analyze information on legal issues and propose solutions
- Carry out punctual legal studies
- Advise the business on any legal issues with clients
- Participate in trainings and provide information to the banks departments to ensure a regular monitoring of the legal issues
- Ensure that the groups legal policies are complied with
- Comply with all of the banks policies and procedures

Requirements

Skills Required:
- A good understanding of capital markets and banking products and activities
- Good communication skills
- Good drafting skills
- Ability to work independently
- Experience in capital markets transactions
- Experience in commercial banking transactions
- Arabic skills
- Law degree
- 6 years of experience
- English language skills

About the Company

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At Tandem, we’ve built a vast network of top-tier professionals across the globe. We empower businesses to thrive by delivering unmatched talent solutions. With our global reach, collaborative approach, and unwavering commitment to excellence, we drive transformative growth and shape exceptional teams.

Who we are.

We are a team of industry experts, driven by a passion for innovation and excellence. We are dedicated to providing unique talent solutions and nurturing collaborative partnerships that redefine success.

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