Senior Legal Manager Documentation – CBQ

General Legal Advisory
-Provide advice, support and assistance with negotiation and documentation on legal issues of international and domestic scope.
-Coordinate compliance with applicable local and international laws, regulations and standards of best practice in resolving legal concerns.
-Where foreign jurisdictions may be involved, engage with external counsel to provide legal opinions or advice in context.

Documentation 
-Draft, review, and negotiate General Corporate finance / Real Estate Finance / Leverage Finance / Merger and acquisitions (M&A)
-Draft, review, and negotiate the legal Treasury and money market documentation i.e. (derivatives, structure product, structure deposit, capital market, structure finance, securitisation, trade, MTN et…)
-Draft, review, and negotiate the legal international banking and financial institution documentation i.e. (syndication, Club deal, bilateral facility, Risk participation etc…)
-Draft, review and negotiate the legal wealth management documentation i.e. (International investment, structure product, bonds, international shares, trading and brokerage etc…)

Contracts/ Agreements Filing & Maintenance
-Oversee the process of filing and maintaining all relevant documentation in both a hardcopy filing system and in an electronic database; strive to continuously update files on the database in order to mitigate risk.
-In coordination with the relevant business units, ensure performing effective contract maintenance through following up and tracking relevant international documentation and directing, where necessary, amendments and attachment of addendums to protect the interests of the Bank and minimize risks.
-Recommend changes and modifications to the existing structure or methodology of legal issues with the purpose of enhancing and simplifying them, to safeguard and advance the Bank interests.

Research
-Assist senior members of the Legal team with carrying out research of records and legal precedent, so that all required data and information is available in timely and easy to use manner.
-Follow up on changes in legislation and other developments in the legal and banking field to remain updated and communicate the same to more senior members within the function.
Corporate Governance
-Relationship management of external stakeholders and assisting as required.

Other Accountabilities:

Document Management
-Ensure that all legal documents are stored in a logical and convenient manner, in accordance with Legal policy, so that information is easily retrieved.

Continuous Improvement
-Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices considering ‘international leading practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
-Follow and assist in developing all relevant policies, processes, documentation, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.

Statements and Reports
-Assist in the preparation of timely and accurate departmental statements and reports to meet bank requirements, policies and standards.

Quality, Health, Safety, & Environment 
-Ensure all relevant quality, health, safety and environmental procedures, instructions and controls are adhered to so that the safety of employees, quality of products/services and environmental compliance can be guaranteed.

Related Assignments
-Perform other related duties or assignments as directed.