Senior Legal Counsel

6 days ago

Singapore Citi Full time

Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here. At **Citi**, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world’s most global banks. We’re fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on-the-job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning. You’ll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

**Shape your Career with Citi**

Citi’s **Global Legal Affairs and Compliance** **(GLAC)** empowers and protects Citi by providing legal, compliance, investigative, and security services to our firm. We manage compliance risk, provide legal analysis and advice, protect Citi’s people and businesses, advocate for legal and regulatory outcomes that benefit our firm and our clients, and ultimately promote behavior that is consistent with Citi’s mission and culture.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as **Vice President**,** Senior Lead Counsel - Singapore **-**Hybrid** (Internal Job Title: Senior Lead Counsel - C13) based in, Singapore. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

- 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.
- Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.

The Senior Counsel is a senior professional position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to manage and direct day-to-day legal activities in coordination with the Singapore Legal team.

The Singapore Legal team supports a broad range of Corporate Banking and Commercial Banking business lines from secured and syndicated lending, Treasury and Trade Solutions to Markets and Security Services.

The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.

**In this role, you’re expected to**:

- Provide legal advisory services to business managers and defend legal matters, including Commercial Banking and Securities Services related businesses and matters
- Draft, review, and advise on legal documentation, including facility agreements/letters, security documents, board resolutions, legal opinions, NDAs, RFPs, account documentation, custody, fund management and trust agreements, indemnities and disclaimers, term sheets, publicity material, client communications
- Supervise external counsel and resolve moderately complex issues
- Continuously stay informed of regulatory changes, new regulations, internal policy changes and developments in the law
- Allocate and coordinate resources and conduct planning and budgeting activities, as needed
- Analyze documentation against regulatory requirements and internal policies to advise business accordingly
- Resolve problems, escalating to senior staff as needed
- 7-12 years of relevant experience
- Valid Bar license to practice law in Singapore
- Legal experience in cross-border banking/financial industry experience (preferably including experience from big law firm) with a particular focus on transactional banking.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of area of responsibility
- Comprehensive knowledge of local, state and federal laws and practices
- Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Proven analytical and organizational skills

The role includes working with regional product counsels, for each of the relevant businesses, and constant engagement with the business, product partners, Compliance and other control functions within the bank.

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.**Job Family Group**:
Legal
- **Job Family**:
Legal - Country
- **Time Type**:
Full time
- Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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