Corporate Bank – Legal Practitioner / Lawyer – VP Corporate Bank – Legal Practitioner / Lawyer – VP
Position Overview
Title – Corporate Bank – Legal Practitioner / Lawyer – VP
Location: Mumbai
Role Description:
The Legal Documentation Centre of Competence (LDCC) within Deutsche Bank's Corporate Bank is looking for a Legal counsel in India to support the client documentation for products / businesses including Cash Management, Trade Finance & Security Services
Your role will be to support these businesses based in APAC with respect to transactions undertaken by the Deutsche Bank Group by drafting and negotiating agreements and other legal documentation
You will be primarily focused on supporting Cash Management and Trade Finance – consisting of institutional Cash Management and corporate Cash Management
What we'll offer you
As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy
Best in class leave policy
Gender neutral parental leaves
100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
Accident and Term life Insurance
Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above
Your Key Responsibilities:
The Legal counsel will provide legal guidance and counsel to managers and teams within the business on a wide range of legal topics
Legal counsel rely on both generalist legal knowledge and specialist knowledge of specific functional and product-related activities, to support areas such as contract law, documentation, mergers, acquisitions, corporate, insolvency, real estate, employment, intellectual property, litigation, policy and regulatory topics
Legal counsel will typically provide coverage for a specific team within a division / location and have responsibility for advising in their functional area of expertise on current or future requirements. The role comprises legal advice, decision of legal questions, creation of legal documents and the communication of legal topics to the business
The role is a mixture of transactional work and requires the legal counsel to work closely with the business, other members of Legal and internal support functions
You will play an active role in helping the business manage legal, regulatory and reputational risk
Understanding business and regulatory requirements and ensuring functions are being performed in those requirements
Required education, experience & skills:
Having experience of financial products or commercial contracts drafting and negotiations. (Previous Corporate Bank or general corporate experience gained in a law firm or in-house will be an advantage.)
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Excellent legal drafting ability and eye for detail
Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
Strong problem solving and / or analytical skills with solution-based approach
Ability to forge strong relationship with internal departments
Ability to read complex legal documents with confidence, ease and understanding
Excellent interpersonal skills and an excellent team player
Education/ Qualifications: Law Degree or Commonwealth qualified solicitor with over 15 years of PQE.
How we'll support you:
Intensive training on Bank's policies around documentation standards
Continuous mentoring and guidance from seniors on the team
Merit based career progression
A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
About us and our teams:
Please visit our company website for further information:
https://www.db.com/company/company.htm
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