Senior Legal Counsel, Private Banking - Legal

HSBC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join their Private Banking team in Singapore. The role involves providing expert legal advice, drafting and negotiating contracts, and managing legal risks associated with business initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a law degree and experience in financial services. This position offers opportunities to support ambitious growth strategies and engage in complex legal work.

Qualifications

• Experience providing legal counsel in a banking or financial services environment.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks affecting private banking.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to the HSBC Private Banking business.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and documents.
• Advise on regulatory developments that may impact business.

Skills

Commercially sensible legal advice

Drafting and negotiating contracts

Understanding of legal and regulatory developments

Managing disputes and investigations

Education

Law degree from a recognized institution

Job description

Overview

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Global Legal plays an important role in protecting the Group’s reputation by helping to future-proof the organisation through robust legal risk and issue advisory. Responsible for providing comprehensive legal advice to senior management and all global businesses and functions, the team offers a diverse range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience, and practice specialisms across all countries and territories in which our businesses operate.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Senior Legal Counsel, Private Banking.

Principal Responsibilities

In this role you will

• Assist and support the HSBC Private Banking business in Singapore in its ambitious regional growth strategy by providing expert, commercially sensible and pragmatic legal advice, guidance, and support to ensure that legal, conduct and reputational risks are identified, reported and mitigated
• Draft, review, and negotiate relevant contracts and related transaction documents (including bespoke credit documentation for complex cross border transactions, service agreements for new strategic launches)
• Identify new legal, regulatory and market developments that can affect business activities, and advise our business teams on how these developments may affect their business
• Support local, regional, and global projects and initiatives
• Advise on the management of complaints, disputes, and internal investigations in respect of the Private Banking business
• Advise relevant Management on non-standard legal, and conduct and reputational risks and ensure senior Legal Management is briefed on major issues arising in relevant business area and major legislative changes in area of expertise
• Lead and manage external counsel engagement on transactions or projects in a cost-effective manner
• Execute against relevant policies and procedures for the relevant area of coverage to ensure that Legal's role in the second line of defence can be execute