Legal Counsel (Chinese/English Bilingual)

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Job Ref: 15192

Salary: $130000 – $160000

Legal Counsel Bilingual Mandarin

Prepare and /or review credit documentation, liaise with counsel regarding document preparation to ensure the quality of the documents is satisfactory, and assist in execution and / or implementation of same.   
 

• Provide assistance to the Relationship Managers in negotiations with credit customers in connection with credit documentation;
• Prepare / review internal standard form documentation and manage the use of the standard form documentation;
• Manage and coordinate with external counsel when necessary;
• Assist with litigation and disputes, particularly on non-performing credit asset workouts;
• Assist with development and update of Risk Management’s policies and procedures;
• Coach and mentor junior members of Risk Management Department when necessary;
• Manage legal cases on behalf of branch
• Update legal log, responses to opposing counsel inquiries;
• Work with compliance team to conduct searches and draft responses to opposing counsel inquiries;
• Liaison with Home office and provide legal case updates to legal department at Head office; draft Memos to Head office regarding on-going cases; Draft memos to Home office upon request;
• Liaison with external counsel when necessary regarding litigation;
• Other matters as assigned by the SVP, Head of Risk Management and senior management of the Branch;
• Identify legal and regulatory risks/issues in transactions and advise on solutions to mitigate such risks/issues;
• Provide legal advice and assistance across a range of products and teams;

Ideal candidate should have:

• At least a Bachelor Degree in Law
• Ideal candidate should have 5+yrs of experience in legal work.
•  Active NY State Bar license

Other skills:

• Chinese language proficiency skills will be a plus;

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