Senior Legal Counsel
2 weeks ago
What is the job like?
Legal counsel to internal stakeholders on transactional and corporate legal matters. Trusted advisor to deal teams on legal and structuring topics.
Two main areas of focus:
(i) lender's transaction counsel, and (ii) corporate legal counsel for the firm.
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RC transaction counsel
Ø Advise Regional Credit (
RC ) on margin financing, (pre-) IPO financing, privatisation or GO financing, leveraged finance (financial sponsors), structured acquisition finance, syndicated structured loans, structurally subordinated credits, fund finance/capital call facilities, trade financing and other bespoke specialised financing for UHNW individuals or business founders against private wealth assets.
Ø Reviewing financing & security documentation drafted by external counsel (save for BAU margin finance, internal standard forms will be used), instructing external counsels (as Lenders counsel) counsel on various financing transactions covering loan structuring matters, intercreditor issues, and/or cross-border elements and security perfection.
Ø Owner of the firm's standard form margin financing template documentation across SG and HK. Continuous review and update of these standard form template agreements, ensuring they are fit for purpose.
Ø Actively contribute to Regional Credit projects, initiatives and other cross-regional team projects.
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In-house corporate legal counsel
Ø Review, advise, structure and recommend legal solutions/advice/mitigations (as the case may be) to new (and variations of) products and services and solutions, ensuring adequate protections and compliance with firm's policies.
Ø Liaise and coordinate with company secretary, external solicitors and other third-party advisors on various legal, corporate and/or litigation matters.
Who are we looking for?
- Qualified lawyer for Singapore law (and, English law and/or HK law, will be an advantage).
- Experienced in transactional work including experience in lending transactions, secured loans and other banking matters.
- Good knowledge of both legal and regulatory risk associated with the banking & finance space (experience with stock brokerage firms will be an advantage).
- Strong analytical skills and an ability to demonstrate sound legal judgment. Having a positive attitude with a willingness to learn
- Articulate, good drafting skills and highly effective in English
Who are we?
UOB Kay Hian (
UOBKH ) is a regional financial services Group headquartered in Singapore. We are a widely recognised brand in every country where we have operations. We have a reputation built on our responsive and discreet service. In Singapore, we are the largest (registered trading representatives) domestic broker.
In addition to our broking agency services in equities, bonds, CFDs, DLCs, Robo, LFX and commodities, we provide high value added services in corporate advisory and fund raising, leveraging our wide network of corporate contacts and deep distribution capabilities to execute IPOs, secondary placements and other corporate finance and investment banking activities.
Our distribution footprint spans key financial centres in Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, London, New York and Toronto. In addition, we maintain a research office in Shanghai and an execution presence in the Philippines.Therefore, we are at the heart of regional economic activities and are well-placed to tap into the deep market knowledge necessary to respond swiftly to our clients.
Career with UOBKH
As part of our robust growth in the structured credit space, we have expansion openings for legal counsels within the Regional Credit (
RC ) department.
RC, an integral part of our structured debt franchise in Asia, has the principal mandate for all wholesale structured debt products offered by UOBKH across the various business units, including prime brokerage, private wealth management, structured finance, and structured solutions well as our regional brokerage firms.
All of our financing (proposals) commitments are structured, processed, and proposed through RC. This department plays a core role in delivering our strategy in the markets we choose to operate in.
The position offers an excellent rare opportunity with principal legal (and structuring) responsibility for some of the most complex, specialised industry verticals across the Asia Pacific, ranging from Real Estate, Utilities, Offshore & Marine, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Metals & Mining, Natural Resources, Media & Technology, e-Commerce, Financial Institutions and Acquisition Financing.
What do we offer?
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