Legal Officer, CCO - SCR Contested MY

CIMB; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A major banking institution in Malaysia is seeking a candidate for a role focused on banking litigation support. Responsibilities include managing contested matters, working closely with litigation solicitors, ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines, and attending court as a witness. The role demands collaboration with team management and stakeholders to protect the bank's interests while addressing sensitive issues. If you're detail-oriented and capable of navigating complex regulatory frameworks, this position is for you.

Responsibilities

• Attend to contested matters timely to protect the Bank's interest.
• Source facts of cases for solicitors.
• Work with litigation solicitors in preparing cause papers.
• Assist stakeholders in amicable settlements.
• Provide feedback to the litigation team on process improvements.
• Handle operational matters related to banking litigation.
• Liaise with potential witnesses identified by solicitors.
• Attend court as a witness when required.

Job description

Business Performance and Management

• To attend to contested matters timely to ensure appropriate action is taken to protect Bank's interest at all times
• To obtain and to source the facts of the cases and to provide the details required by the solicitors.
• To work closely with our litigation solicitors in preparation of cause papers and to provide the necessary documentation
• To work closely with the stakeholders to work out amicable settlement if possible
• To feedback to litigation team on process improvement if any gap found
• To attend to other operational matters related to banking litigation.
• To liaise and deal with the potential witnesses identified by solicitors.
• To attend court as witness as and when required.

People Management

• To work closely with Team Manager in order to solve the problematic/sensitive issues promptly and to ensure Bank’s interest are always be protected.
• Liaise with Team Manager on issues raised by Business Partners,Business Units & customers

Regulatory Compliance

• To ensure process comply to Bank policies, process and procedure, rules and regulation.
• Ensure satisfactory rating on all audit reviews.
• Ensure compliance of internal policy and procedures, Bank Negara guidelines and regulation, i.e. FSA /IFSA 2013, Fair Debt Collection & etc.

Highlight suspicious and new account behavior to Team Manager to mitigate fraud