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– Provide prompt and effective legal assistance to the Legal team with specific focus on Retail Banking.
– Prepare clear and concise legal advice and documentation.
– To support in managing and addressing various legal queries in a timely manner and be able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
– Independently handle routine legal queries.
– Interact with internal customers as required.
Responsibilities:
– Provide legal advice on retail banking products including deposits and investments, credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, payments and money transfers, etc.
– Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents such as facility offer letters, terms and conditions, amendments and renewal letters.
– Support with addressing various queries from branch offices and ensure that the legal advice complies with internal Bank policies, applicable laws and regulatory requirements.
– Review documents to establish customer’s capacity and due authority (i.e. POA, articles and by-laws, board and shareholders resolutions, commercial license, certificate of incumbency and related documents)
– Participate in meetings and provide legal input on product development and operational strategies.
– Monitor and interpret laws, regulations, and legal developments affecting retail banking.
– Assist in identifying and mitigating legal risks associated with retail banking operations.
– Support legal projects including documentation standardization and digital banking initiatives.
– Work closely with other lawyers in the team and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
– Maintain organized records of legal matters and documentation using internal tools (i.e. App4Legal).
– Ability to engage with diverse stakeholders, manages expectations, ensuring effective and clear communications and alignment with strategic objectives.
– Collaborate with Business Units, Credit Risk, Compliance, and Operations teams to align legal advice with business objectives.
Qualifications, Experience and Competencies
– Emirati national with a Law Degree
– Post Qualification Experience of at least 3 years
– Literate in various computer applications.
– Strong verbal and written communication skills in both English and Arabic
– Proficiency in legal research and document management tools
– Proactive working attitude
– Team player with strong work ethic
– Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to support high-volume workloads and additional responsibilities.
– Strong sense of responsibility and time management