PpOur Client is looking for a commercially finance lawyer to join the Italian Branch in Milan to assist the Branch in reaching its growth objectives.
The finance lawyer will be employed by the Branch under the responsibility of the Head of Legal of the Branch and functionally dependent on the International Branches Legal Department at Head Office of the Bank.
/ph3Competences /h3p1.
Providing proactive, business oriented legal advice to senior levels for the day-to-day business of the Branch: /pulliAdvising on general finance (bilateral, syndicated), trade finance (import and export), invoice discounting, factoring, confirming and payment services products on a corporate customer basis.
Preferable to have experience in trade finance.
/liliDealing with commonplace questions that arise in the Branch related primarily to general banking.
/liliReviewing corporate capacity documents (powers of attorney or any related documentation thereto) in order to check and monitor the capacity and faculties of the customers and the Branch's representatives.
/liliReviewing and updating, from the italian law perspective, corporate governance documents (Rules and Procedures).
/liliDealing with different types of Italian law governed legal claims and certification requests received in the Branch.
/liliDealing with any complaints received by the Branch.
/liliCollaborating with legal departments colleagues on special projects and on a variety of legal and regulatory issues relating to the Branch.
In particular collaborate in monitoring and identifying local regulatory developments.
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Drafting, negotiating, reviewing and updating legal documents: /pulliStandard banking contracts (including but not limited to, onboarding documents, account opening and deposits, online banking, transfers, direct debits, cash pooling and swift messages).
/liliCorporate lending, being general corporate and asset-based (including loans, credit lines, overdrafts).
/liliInvoice discounting, reverse factoring, supply chain finance and trade finance (including guarantees, documentary credits, Import and Export transactions).
/liliAll kinds of non-standard financing and guarantee agreements.
/liliAncillary documents, including non-disclosure agreements, reliance and non-reliance letters and engagement letters.
/liliSupplier and commercials agreements concerning the Branch to ensure that contractual arrangements with third parties meet all applicable legal or regulatory requirements, meet the commercial objectives of the Branch and internal criteria, are in line with legal market practice and mitigate legal risk in line with the Bank's risk appetite.
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Participate from the Italian law perspective in projects in which the Branch or the Bank is participating giving support not only to the Branch, but also to other departments at Head Office of the Bank.
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Giving support to Bank's Litigation department on Italian law governed litigation matters (court requests, etc...), business related complaints and inquiries related to Italian legal matters.
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Give support when necessary to the Branch's compliance officer and the Head Office Compliance Department from the business legal perspective.
/li /olh3Requirements /h3ulliQualified in Italian law.
/liliSolid general legal knowledge governed by Italian law.
/liliMinimum of 2 to 5 years of experience in the legal department of a recognised financial/corporate entity or an international law firm.
/liliAble to manage own workload, to meet competing deadlines and prioritise correctly.
/liliHighly motivated, self-starter with the strong desire to deliver.
/liliMicrosoft Office tools required: Outlook, Word and Power Point.
/liliAvailability for an annual Business travel to attend Legal meetings.
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