Description
About UOB
United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices.
Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values — Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.
About the Department
The Legal and Secretariat function is comprised of the Legal and Secretariat teams. The Legal team works closely with all functions across the Group to provide timely, accurate and practical legal support. This facilitates decision-making in the delivery of efficient service to our customers, while ensuring that the Group’s interests are protected. The Secretariat team supports the boards of UOB and its Singapore subsidiaries in the discharge of their responsibilities and provides advice on governance matters. It also facilitates communication between the non-executive directors and senior management, and manages the induction and professional development programme for directors.
Responsibilities:
- Providing legal advice on a broad range of matters (including corporate and operational matters), covering retail, wholesale, global markets, digital banking, corporate governance and other work as assigned.
- Drafting, reviewing and hands-on negotiation of diverse commercial documents and agreements with any parties.
- Assisting Head of Legal in drafting legal policies and guidelines.
- Providing legal solutions on Group-related matters.
- Advising on disputes and resolution.
- Advising the business and supporting units on significant legal issues impacting the business.
Job Requirements
- At least 8-10 years of corporate legal experience gained from a combination of private practice and in-house roles, preferably practice in global market related legal issues (derivatives, forex transactions, bonds)
- A degree in law from a recognized university, LLM is preferable
- Self-motivated, confident, independent and prepared to work hard with a strong track record in managing a broad range of legal issues
- Excellent writing and communication skills, command of English language will be an advantage
- Strong interpersonal skill and good drafting skills
- Meticulous and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
- Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
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