Senior Legal (Banking) - Rapid Progression

A.  Financing Legal Documentations

i) Letter of Offer :- 
• To vet Letter of Offer forwarded by Banking Department/Special Asset Management Department on legal perspective. 
• To check with solicitors on the securities in the relevant jurisdictions, if required.
• To discuss draft LO with relevant officer /Relationship Manager in relation to legal issues. 
• To give comments on the draft LO to relevant officer/Relationship Manager in relation to legal issues.

ii) Legal  Documentations 
• To issue appointment letter to the appointed solicitors to prepare legal documentations. 
• To vet draft documents against Letter Of Offer / checklist and to incorporate comments from the relevant officer/ Relationship Manager and Shariah Department.
• To discuss with the solicitors and the Relationship Manager. 
• To countercheck on the amended drafts and to consider the Customer’s comments (if any). 
• To finalize documents with the solicitors. 
• To countercheck documents prior to forwarding to the Bank’s Attorney for execution. 
• Liaising and coordinating with solicitors in Malaysia and overseas.

iii) Disbursement  
•  To discuss / follow up with the solicitors for compilation of legal conditions precedent (CP) documents  
• To review CP documents against Letter of Offer / Facility Agreement and other Bank requirements 
• To follow up with solicitors for the Letter of Advise/Release 
• To prepare notification on fulfillment of legal CP 
• To Sign-off to Compliance Department the original security documents and legal CP documents

iv) Status Report 
• To update report to Compliance Department on the Documentation Status

B. Litigation

Letter of Demand
• To Assist AVP (Litigation) to issue internal letter of demand (LOD) to the defaulting Customer – based on instructions given by Credit Administration Department (CAD) or Special Assets Management Department (SAMD) 
• Upon expiry of the internal LOD, to request further instructions from CAD / SAMD for appointment of solicitors to proceed with solicitors LOD. To request Statement of Account / Certificate of Indebtedness from CAD/SAMD. To issue appointment letter to Bank’s panel solicitors. To vet the draft LOD prepared by solicitors.
• Upon expiry of the solicitors LOD, to request further instruction from CAD/ SAMD to proceed with solicitors Letter of Termination and Recall of Facility (LOT). To vet the draft LOT prepared by solicitors.
• Upon expiry of the solicitors LOT, to request further instruction from CAD/ SAMD to proceed with filing of writ of summon.

Writ of Summons 
• To Assist AVP (Litigation) to vet the draft writ of summons and statement of claim prepared by solicitors.
• To liaise with CAD/ SAMD on the draft forwarded by solicitors and incorporate comments from CAD/SAMD. To request Statement of Account / Certificate of Indebtedness and any other relevant documents from CAD / SAMD.
•  To forward the amended drafts to solicitors for their necessary actions. 
• To attend to any interlocutory applications i.e. Summary Judgment etc
• To collate the necessary documents for preparation of trial.
• To work together with solicitors on the list of witnesses, witness statement.
• To manage witnesses during trial. 
• To follow up with solicitors on the filing of Judgment, extraction of the sealed Judgment and service of the same to the Defendants.

Enforcement of Judgment
• If no payment made by the Defendants pursuant to the Judgment, to instruct solicitors to proceed with winding up/ bankruptcy/foreclosure of properties upon instructions from CAD/SAMD.
• To vet the relevant draft cause papers.
B. Other Legal Documentations

ii)  Peruse / Prepare / Review  the IT agreements including the Supply and Service Level Agreement, Maintenance Hardware Agreement, Maintenance Software Agreement, Escrow Agent Agreement and all related IT agreements /  documents;

iii) Peruse / Prepare / Review  the Letter of Acceptance, Tenancy Agreement, Sale & Purchase Agreement, Service Level Agreement and third party agreement;

iv)  Vet / Peruse / Prepare / Review Memorandum of Understanding / Non-Disclosure  Agreement;

C. Other Legal Documentation Function

i) Peruse/ Review / Prepare/ Draft all types of legal documentation including the financing agreements, IT agreements, third party agreements and so on  to cater the business needs / legal / statutory requirements;

D. Other Functions

i) Prepare the all types of proposal papers for the relevant Management or Board approval.

ii) Provide advisory function to the relevant parties (stakeholder departments in the Bank or Management or Board) in relation to all legal matters.

iii)  Conduct review of solicitors in the Bank’s panelship.

iv)  Conduct onboarding of solicitors into the Bank’s panelship.

v) Analyse or review changes in the statutory and regulatory requirements when informed by the Compliance (Regulatory Department) and provide advice or consultation to management on the impact of such changes.

vi) Assist HOD in developing and drafting best practice standards, policy, guidelines and manuals for department and provide comments on other policies, guidelines and manuals concerning Legal Department.