Legal Senior Officer

MeDirect; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

MeDirect in Brussels is seeking an experienced in-house counsel to provide legal guidance on banking, financial, and commercial matters. The role involves advising business lines, managing legal processes, and ensuring compliance with regulations.

The ideal candidate will possess a Master’s degree in Belgian Law, at least 5 years of applicable legal counsel experience, and proficiency in English, with knowledge of French and/or Dutch considered an asset. A strong generalist legal profile and interest in the financial sector are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience as legal counsel in a bank or law firm.
• Generalist legal profile with an interest in the financial sector.
• Capacity to learn and work in a regulated banking environment.

Responsabilités

• Advise business lines on banking and commercial legal matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts.
• Manage corporate housekeeping and legal documentation.
• Communicate with external parties, including regulators.

Connaissances

Strong analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Fluent in English

Fluent in French and/or Dutch

Formation

Master's degree in Belgian Law

Description du poste

As a company lawyer or in-house counsel, you will play a pivotal role in advising the various business lines on a broad range of banking, financial and commercial legal matters. Along with other legal team members and in compliance with the 4-eyes-review principle, you will collaborate closely with different business lines, providing pragmatic and business-oriented legal guidance to support the Bank’s activities, products and strategic projects while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of the key tasks entrusted to you under the supervision of the General Counsel:

• Assisting with corporate housekeeping and managing board and shareholder meetings, including coordinating timing and location of meetings, preparing and distributing board/shareholder pre-read materials, meeting agendas, notifications and meeting minutes for the board of directors and shareholders;
• Assisting the business lines with day-to-day legal matters related to the Bank’s activities and products, including banking, lending, savings, investment and commercial matters;
• Providing research, legal analysis, business-oriented advice, legal opinions and memoranda to the business lines;
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial, banking and financial contracts;
• Developing and maintaining the Bank’s policies, procedures and governance framework on industry-specific issues, corporate governance and regulatory matters;
• Providing clarification on legal language or specifications to the business lines and contributing to legal awareness and training initiatives;
• Communicating and negotiating with external parties, including external counsel, regulators, Ombudsfin and other stakeholders, and supporting the business lines in such interactions;
• Drafting and amending contracts, procedures, and other legal documents;
• Creating and managing a solid legal contractual database;
• Optimising legal processes and workflows to improve efficiency, consistency and risk management;
• Continuously staying abreast of evolving laws and regulations by reviewing legal resources and consequently informing the business lines;
• Analysing on a regular basis the Bank’s actions and decisions, identifying legal and operational risk areas, suggesting alternative courses of action and proposing mitigating measures;
• Gradually assisting with transactional work (M&A, structured finance, and capital markets);
• Providing support to the wider Legal team, including acting as a back-up for team members and assisting with governance and administrative legal matters when required;
• Contributing as a trusted internal legal adviser to the Bank’s departments, with a hands‑on and solution‑oriented approach;
• Other duties as may be determined from time to time by the General Counsel.

Profile:

• Master's degree in Belgian Law (only Belgian qualified lawyers) any additional degree is a plus;
• Minimum 5 years' experience (experience as a legal counsel in a bank, financial institution, or law firm advising the financial sector is an asset);
• Generalist legal profile with a strong interest in the financial sector; banking law expertise is not required, but a genuine curiosity, willingness to learn, and motivation to develop expertise in a regulated banking environment are essential.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in English and French and/or Dutch (knowledge of both national languages is an asset).