Specialist: Legal

2 days ago

Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

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- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary

Our Absa Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) Legal team has an exciting role for an AVP Legal Counsel in Transactional Banking.

In this role you will contribute to management by identifying and mitigating legal risks across the Trade and Working Capital business in South Africa and where applicable or required across the continent with specific focus on Documentary Trade. You will be expected to provide accurate, expert and specialised legal advice on legal and regulatory matters and be involved in the structuring of transactions in line with the relevant and general banking practices, procedures and regulations. You will also be a key point of contact on a day-to-day basis for the business team, and responsible for providing on the go pro-active legal advice, support and risk management.

**Job Description**:
Leadership & Management: Understands and articulate the strategy/goals for the team and broader department | Commercial: Good understanding of relevant products and services across CIB and assist in structuring, negotiating and drafting legal agreements and documentation | Commercial: Provide tailored, commercial advice as well as recommendations on legality, the lawfulness and enforceability of agreements and documents | Risk and Control: Exercise sound risk judgement based on practice / previous experience and ensures, regulatory & statutory compliance. | Risk and Control: Have a broad understanding of key risks in other areas and partners with others to manage them | Team work: Build strong relationships, especially with other colleagues in Legal and help to develop working structures and best practice guides for use within business | Technical: Demonstrate a thorough understanding of own coverage areas and consider, comment, negotiate and give advice on documents/ agreements for the business.

Education

Bachelor Honours Degree: Law, Military Science and Security (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_

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