Counsel 3

4 hours ago


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Citi Full time US$ 90,000 - US$ 1,20,000 per year

Whether you're at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here.  At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world's most global banks.  We're fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on-the-job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning.  You'll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

Shape your Career with Citi

Citi's Global Legal Affairs and Compliance (GLAC) empowers and protects Citi by providing legal, compliance, investigative, and security services to our firm.  We manage compliance risk, provide legal analysis and advice, protect Citi's people and businesses, advocate for legal and regulatory outcomes that benefit our firm and our clients, and ultimately promote behavior that is consistent with Citi's mission and culture.

Markets Legal Contract Management (MLCM) provides legal advisory and documentation services for markets sales and trading desks, fund services across the different regions. This candidate will be part of the global MLCM team that carries out this work for the Asia Pacific (AP) region specifically. 

The candidate will assist with negotiation of markets trading documentation for Citi's markets sales and trading desks, fund services throughout the Asia Pacific (AP) region.

We're currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Counsel 3 - Product - C11 - MUMBAI - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Officer- C11) based in Mumbai. Being part of our team means that we'll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future.  For instance:

  • We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That's why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
  • We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
  • We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.

In this role, you're expected to:

  • Timely negotiation and preparation of ISDA Master Agreement, Global Master Repurchase Agreement, Global Master Securities Lending Agreement, CDEA and other markets trading documentation; negotiation of ancillary trading documentation, including review of corporate documentation, security and collateral documentation.
  • Conduct due diligence to determine whether agreements are enforceable and meet the well-founded basis standard under applicable capital rules.
  • Coordination and tracking of deviation approvals including compliance of documentation with legal, regulatory requirements and Citi policies.
  • Legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas whilst appropriately assessing risk of business decisions made by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations and adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
  • Management of data inputting for trading documentation and interaction with other regional support teams regarding trading documentation data systems and related queries, amendments.
  • Participation in global documentation regulatory and remediation projects
  • Assist in the coordination and support of AP Markets Legal Contract Management processes and initiatives.
  • Liaise with other control and functional business in support of the initiatives that the AP MLCM is involved in.
  • This position provides the opportunity to work with and support a wide range of Citi markets businesses across Asia Pacific. The candidate will work closely with Legal colleagues across the region, as well as with stakeholders in Risk, Operations, Business and other areas. The role will involve regular contact with clients across the Asia Pacific region.

As a successful candidate, you'd ideally have the following skills and exposure:

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Law graduate with 4-6 years of experi
  • Fluency in Microsoft word.
  • Teamwork and adaptability.
  • A skilled negotiator who has the right attitude and can actively work with a wide range of colleagues of varying seniority in both business and support roles to respond to a broad range of needs and develop business friendly solutions to requirements while balancing compliance with multiple legal, regulatory and internal policy requirements.
  • Knowledge of legal customs and practices as well as understanding of financial services industry.]

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Take the next step in your career, apply for this role at Citi today.

Job Family Group:

Legal

Job Family:

Legal - Product

Time Type:

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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