Senior Legal Counsel Full-time Job

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Core Responsibilities

Legal Advisory

Provides legal advice and support to the business while keeping in mind the FAB Group’s strategic and business objectives.

Provides direction and guidance to facilitate the FAB Group’s compliance with all applicable international and domestic laws, rules and regulations.

Collaborates with the Head of Legal to establish, disseminate and implement the FAB Group’s legal policies.

Completes legal tasks and projects in a timely manner and responds to legal queries assigned by the Head of Legal.

Supports FAB’s subsidiaries and international branches by providing general legal oversight on legal risks

Product and legal documentation / process development and review

Drafts, reviews and negotiates contracts and other legal documents in order to protect FAB Group’s legal interests whilst simultaneously mitigating risks.

Produces and regularly updates standardised legal agreements, contracts and standard terms and conditions for FAB in compliance with international best practices and applicable legal requirements.

Assists the business in launching new products, services and processes and conducts legal and regulatory due diligence on them, including identifying risks and mitigants in all applicable geographies.

Litigation

Supervises and is responsible for the adequate management of designated litigation or disputes pertaining to Corporate and Transactional Banking between the business and its customers in the UAE and abroad.

Represents FAB before the Notary Public, court experts, courts, and the police to resolve matters in the best interest of FAB.

Reports relevant litigation matters to the Group General Counsel and Head of Legal – Corporate and Transactional Banking and provides updates to the relevant stakeholders.

Knowledge of External Environment

Stays abreast of new laws and regulations through continuous legal education, attending professional conferences, and participating in professional associations.

Provides updates to the FAB Group senior business persons on new legislation and regulatory developments that may have an impact on the FAB Group and advises FAB on how to comply with such new legislation and regulations.

Knowledge Sharing

Works closely and develops a positive professional relationship with the other members of the legal function and shares legal knowledge and best practices with legal colleagues, including providing formal and informal training sessions at the direction of the Group General Counsel and Head of Legal – Corporate and Transactional Banking.

Stakeholder Management

Liaises with the concerned external authorities such as courts and law firms to ensure effective resolution of all legal matters affecting FAB.

Learning and Development

Functions as a subject matter expert and provides input on learning and development initiatives including training content to ensure value addition and relevance.

MIS and Reports

Ensures that all reports related to own area are prepared in a timely and accurately manner, and meet the FAB Group’s requirements, policies, and standards.

FAB, the UAEs largest bank and one of the worlds largest financial institutions offers a an extensive range of tailor-made solutions, and products and services, to provide a customised banking experience. Through its strategic offerings, it looks to meet the banking needs of customers across the world via its market-leading Corporate and Investment Banking and Personal Banking franchises.
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, in Khalifa Business Park, the banks international network spans over 19 countries, across the world, providing the global relationships, expertise and financial strength to support local, regional and international businesses seeking to do business at home and abroad. In line with its commitment to put customers first, to Grow Stronger, FAB will continually invest in people and technology to create the most customer-friendly banking experience and will support the growth ambitions of its stakeholders across the global network in which the bank operates.
To empower its customers and clients to Grow Stronger, FAB is initiating a powerful movement, which goes beyond banking. The Grow Stronger movement represents the banks promise to support its stakeholders goals and growth ambitions, providing ideas, tools and expertise to help them become stronger, today and in the future. Through a strong, diversified balance sheet, leading efficiency and a solid corporate governance structure in place, FAB is set to drive growth forward.