Senior Legal Counsel

yourfuturetoday.co.za

Mauritius
Legal risk management
Financial transactions
Banking and finance law
Provide strategic legal advisory and transactional support to the Indian Ocean Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) division, ensuring legal risk is proactively managed

Job Summary

  • Provide strategic legal advisory and transactional support to the Indian Ocean Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) division, ensuring legal risk is proactively managed.
  • The role involves identifying and managing legal risks across Absa Mauritius and Seychelles by providing end-to-end legal counsel on complex CIB products and transactions.
  • This position requires at least 10 years of post-qualifying experience as an in-house legal counsel in a financial institution or a reputable law firm.

Matching Summary

Provide strategic legal advisory and transactional support to the Indian Ocean Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) division, ensuring legal risk is proactively managed.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Legal risk management
  • Financial transactions
  • Banking and finance law
  • Commercial law
  • Contract law
  • Negotiation skills

Nice-to-have

  • Strategic legal advisory
  • Product innovation legal review
  • Cross-border transactions
  • Relationship management
  • Communication skills

Key Requirements

  • 10 years post qualifying experience
  • Admitted Attorney or Barrister in Mauritius, Seychelles or recognised jurisdiction
  • Extensive knowledge of Banking and finance law
  • Extensive knowledge of Commercial law
  • Extensive knowledge of law of Contracts

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