
Lead Counsel 2 - Product - C13 - SINGAPORE
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- Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
- We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
- We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
- Responsible for providing legal counsel to the Business, participating in strategic initiatives, providing subject matter expertise and interpretations of relevant laws, rules, regulations, and industry practices, and advising business management on legal matters impacting the business
- Partners with legal peers to objectively evaluate business proposals by applying institutional knowledge and risk appetite against industry standards, widely accepted business practices, laws, rules, and regulatory guidelines, escalating as appropriate
- Collaborates across internal lines of business, control/support functions and/or external counsel to achieve coordinated and efficient outcomes on matters of common interest; coordinate closely with the Legal team on a regional and global basis
- Participates in BUSINESS planning and development initiatives; contributes to business objectives by providing thought leadership using knowledge of industry, laws, and regulations
- Proactively identifies, evaluates, and contributes to the appropriate management of legal, regulatory, and reputational risk by collaborating with ICRM & Risk, following relevant legal developments, participating in internal projects, escalating as appropriate.
- Manages day-to-day legal activities as a subject matter expert in area of responsibility and provide advisory services to business partners.
- Monitors management of complex legal issues and transactions, escalating when necessary
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
- 6-10 years of relevant industry experience, preferably in Banking or financial services or a law firm
- Regional experience in Emerging Markets
- Fluency in Microsoft word.
- Knowledge of international laws, regulations and practices while staying abreast of regulatory and legal environment, internal policies and industry trends that impact the business.
- Experience with complex deals, demonstrated ability to analyze issues and develop legal solutions.
- Effective communication skills (written & oral) and negotiation skills and ability to build and maintain trusted relationships.
- Excellent interpersonal, proven analytical, organizational and relationship management skills
- Proven ability to apply sound judgement while managing assignments in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
- A skilled negotiator who has the right attitude and can actively work with a wide range of colleagues of varying seniority in both business and support roles to respond to a broad range of needs and develop business friendly solutions to requirements while balancing compliance with multiple legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
- Teamwork and adaptability.
- Bar license in good standing to practice law
- Education: Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree
- Timely negotiation and preparation of ISDA Master Agreement, Global Master Repurchase Agreement, Global Master Securities Lending Agreement, CDEA and other markets trading documentation; negotiation of ancillary trading documentation, including review of corporate documentation, security and collateral documentation.
- Conduct due diligence to determine whether agreements are enforceable and meet the well-founded basis standard under applicable capital rules.
- Coordination and tracking of deviation approvals including compliance of documentation with legal, regulatory requirements and Citi policies.
- Legal support, advice, and guidance across a broad range of practice areas whilst appropriately assessing risk of business decisions made by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations and adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
- Management of data inputting for trading documentation and interaction with other regional support teams regarding trading documentation data systems and related queries, amendments.
- Participation in global documentation regulatory and remediation projects
- Assist in the coordination and support of AP Markets Legal Contract Management processes and initiatives.
- Liaise with other control and functional business in support of the initiatives that the AP MLCM is involved in.
- Provides analysis of matters in support of resolution of complex and variable situations or to formulate an approach.
- Assist in monitoring industry developments in relation to documentation initiatives.
- Performs varied work requests from multiple sources that may be complex in character and have tight deadlines.
- Conduct ongoing reviews of opinions, data summaries and WFB determinations in APAC jurisdictions in accordance with the WFB standard.
- Review non-standard ISDA/CSAs, GMRA and GMSLA-related opinions (specific to, for instance, a new type of counterparty or new jurisdiction not already covered by industry opinions, complex one-off transactions or involving non-standard documentation.
- Monitor legal developments in APAC jurisdictions relevant to netting and collateral enforceability, communicating updates on relevant matters to internal stakeholders and advising on any changes that may need to be made to client-facing documentation and internal Citi systems.
- Ensure that Citi opinions on enforceability, netting and collateral are kept current; update existing analyses in responses to changes in law; socialize changes as appropriate.
- Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
- We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
- We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
- Responsible for providing legal counsel to the Business, participating in strategic initiatives, providing subject matter expertise and interpretations of relevant laws, rules, regulations, and industry practices, and advising business management on legal matters impacting the business
- Partners with legal peers to objectively evaluate business proposals by applying institutional knowledge and risk appetite against industry standards, widely accepted business practices, laws, rules, and regulatory guidelines, escalating as appropriate
- Collaborates across internal lines of business, control/support functions and/or external counsel to achieve coordinated and efficient outcomes on matters of common interest; coordinate closely with the Legal team on a regional and global basis
- Participates in BUSINESS planning and development initiatives; contributes to business objectives by providing thought leadership using knowledge of industry, laws, and regulations
- Proactively identifies, evaluates, and contributes to the appropriate management of legal, regulatory, and reputational risk by collaborating with ICRM & Risk, following relevant legal developments, participating in internal projects, escalating as appropriate.
- Manages day-to-day legal activities as a subject matter expert in area of responsibility and provide advisory services to business partners.
- Monitors management of complex legal issues and transactions, escalating when necessary
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
- 6-10 years of relevant industry experience, preferably in Banking or financial services or a law firm
- Regional experience in Emerging Markets
- Fluency in Microsoft word.
- Knowledge of international laws, regulations and practices while staying abreast of regulatory and legal environment, internal policies and industry trends that impact the business.
- Experience with complex deals, demonstrated ability to analyze issues and develop legal solutions.
- Effective communication skills (written & oral) and negotiation skills and ability to build and maintain trusted relationships.
- Excellent interpersonal, proven analytical, organizational and relationship management skills
- Proven ability to apply sound judgement while managing assignments in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
- A skilled negotiator who has the right attitude and can actively work with a wide range of colleagues of varying seniority in both business and support roles to respond to a broad range of needs and develop business friendly solutions to requirements while balancing compliance with multiple legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
- Teamwork and adaptability.
- Bar license in good standing to practice law
- Education: Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree
- Timely negotiation and preparation of ISDA Master Agreement, Global Master Repurchase Agreement, Global Master Securities Lending Agreement, CDEA and other markets trading documentation; negotiation of ancillary trading documentation, including review of corporate documentation, security and collateral documentation.
- Conduct due diligence to determine whether agreements are enforceable and meet the well-founded basis standard under applicable capital rules.
- Coordination and tracking of deviation approvals including compliance of documentation with legal, regulatory requirements and Citi policies.
- Legal support, advice, and guidance across a broad range of practice areas whilst appropriately assessing risk of business decisions made by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations and adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
- Management of data inputting for trading documentation and interaction with other regional support teams regarding trading documentation data systems and related queries, amendments.
- Participation in global documentation regulatory and remediation projects
- Assist in the coordination and support of AP Markets Legal Contract Management processes and initiatives.
- Liaise with other control and functional business in support of the initiatives that the AP MLCM is involved in.
- Provides analysis of matters in support of resolution of complex and variable situations or to formulate an approach.
- Assist in monitoring industry developments in relation to documentation initiatives.
- Performs varied work requests from multiple sources that may be complex in character and have tight deadlines.
- Conduct ongoing reviews of opinions, data summaries and WFB determinations in APAC jurisdictions in accordance with the WFB standard.
- Review non-standard ISDA/CSAs, GMRA and GMSLA-related opinions (specific to, for instance, a new type of counterparty or new jurisdiction not already covered by industry opinions, complex one-off transactions or involving non-standard documentation.
- Monitor legal developments in APAC jurisdictions relevant to netting and collateral enforceability, communicating updates on relevant matters to internal stakeholders and advising on any changes that may need to be made to client-facing documentation and internal Citi systems.
- Ensure that Citi opinions on enforceability, netting and collateral are kept current; update existing analyses in responses to changes in law; socialize changes as appropriate.