Legal Officer

Job Descriptions

• Reviewing, vetting, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of legal agreements for the Bank, including but not limited to loan agreements, finance documents, vendor contracts, service level agreements, NDAs and MOUs.
• Representing the Bank in contract negotiation meetings.
• Reviewing and approving legal documentation to ensure consistency with internal policies, applicable laws, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborating with business units to provide legal support on contractual matters, offering practical and risk-aware legal advice.
• Ensuring timely turnaround on all agreement review requests and managing service level expectations with internal stakeholders.
• Providing guidance on standard contractual clauses and supporting the automation of agreement templates where appropriate.
• Developing, maintaining, and regularly updating a legal clause library and repository of standard contract templates.
• Supporting audits, regulatory inspections, and internal risk reviews concerning legal documentation.
• Draft and review complex loan agreements, facility letters, and guarantees as well as conduct legal searches and perfection of securities.
• Monitoring changes in applicable laws and regulations that may impact the bank’s contractual obligations.
• Provide legal support in delinquency management and debt recovery