Banking/Attorney/In House/Houston, Texas
Location: Houston, Texas
Description: GCC Consulting is at the momment seeking for Banking/Attorney/In House/Houston, Texas right now, this occupation will be ordered in Texas. More details about this occupation opportunity kindly read the description below. Senior Legal Assistant/ Junior Lawyer The candidate will assist the Deputy Regional Head of Legal and the General Counsel, Americas, in operating the Legal and WB! Legal Dept. and internally and externally apply everyday policies and procedures on a consistent basis throughout bank. Negotiate non-trade related documentation with clients. Primary responsibility for legal review and commentary/approval of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs); Guarantees, Custody Control Agreements (CCAs), Promissory Notes and other pertinent business documentation in order to ensure compliance with Policies and Procedures. Prepare response and cover letter and collect and review data for all information requests. Conduct direct negotiations with internal and external bank clients with regards to the terms of NDAs, Guarantees and CCAs. Assist Financial Markets Legal team (Deputy Regional Head of Legal and Financial Markets Advisor) in tracking and updating legal project updates. Attend RPF mtgs and assist in tracking of CA internal and external legal opinions by requesting costs estimates and negotiating them with the firms. Point of contact and substantive! responsibility for legal review of Subpoenas, Restraining Ord! ers, Maritime Attachments and all types of information requests received from the different Federal and State government Agencies and Departments. Responsible for internally distributing such requests to all pertinent departments for searches in the different organisation databases. Responsible for liaising with Dispute Resolution (Group Legal London) and external counsel in managing cross-border subpoenas and material disputes/litigation, and resolving issues that result therefrom . Review all responsive records located in relation to information requests served on the bank with the General Counsel, Americas or the designated Legal Advisor. Management of entities on OFAC filter at the request of Legal Deptartment pursuant to Restraining/Seizure Warrants served on organisation. Liaise with pertinent business units when restraining payments stopped by the OFAC filter pursuant to Restraining/Seizure Warrants served on organisation. Provide coverage as necessary for Master Doc! umentation Unit s Prime Brokerage Agreements process (Give-Up process). Conduct due diligence review of both English and Spanish constitutional documents presented by clients in order to assert capacity and authority to enter into business with organisation. Conduct translations of Spanish business documentation to the appropriate English business language. Conduct legal research on lexis.com as needed. Attend and prepare bank witness prep sessions as needed. Update Litigation files to reflect case/material disputes status. Track and update LATAM open disputes/litigation matters. Daily reconciliation of amounts restrained in the Legal Suspense Account by reviewing daily statement received from the bank Finance-Chennai. Monthly reconciliation of the Legal Suspense Account against end-of-the-month balance provided by NY Finance deptartment such reconciliation is then approved by the General Counsel. Americas. Coordinate local and international Powers of Attorney as needed by ! Americas team and in conjunction with the Group Corporate Secretariat s! office in London. Updating Records of Bankruptcy Proof of Claims in conjunction with GSAM, as requested. Assist, as needed, with Corporate Secretarial duties by updating the info of the bank subsidiaries that fall within the Americas geography in both hardcopy and the BluePrint OneWorld online system. Unit Operational Risk Manager (UORM), reviewing and approving Phoenix Operational Risk/Loss Module and the Phoenix Legal Risk Module when the Responsible Person (RP) has a pertinent entry into the system. Review and approve applicable, Optial reports of Key Control Standards (KCS) and Key Control Self-Assessments (KCSAs) required of the Legal Department. Business Continuity Coordinator responsible for ensuring that the Legal department is able to seamlessly perform their critical functions (as identified in the Business Impact Analysis) in the case of a disaster or other emergency situation all necessary system in case of a catastrophe or any other business interruption. Lega! l Panel review and usage tracking. Legal law firm referrals for internal stakeholders. Support TB and OCC Financial Advisors as needed, including drafting or reviewing documentation. Monthly updates to the following reports: GEMCO - to Group Legal; WB LandC Action and Committee Reporting tracker to Group Legal and Compliance; LRMI (Legal Risk Mgmt) to Group Legal; MANCO Legal (subpoena) updates to MANCO, Americas; Legal deptartment Internship Coordinator; Vendor (Procurement) contracts reviews.
The candidate should have educational background to degree level; JD or BA/BS. Should have knowledge of applicable New York and relevant U.S. Laws and Regulations. Knowledge of bank internal policies and procedures is needed. Must have following ability: Ability to confidently negotiate terms of various types of agreements. Excellent ability to communicate with attorneys and other government representatives. Ability to interact with Bank staff in different areas of the Group! . Ability to escalate issues to the pertinent internal or external sour! ces.
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