Hybrid Lead Counsel 1 – Wealth Clients Segments - Assistant Vice President

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About the role

  • Lead Counsel providing legal counsel and strategic support to Citi's Wealth Business in Mumbai. Involves collaborating across internal and external teams for legal compliance and risk management.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for providing legal counsel to the Wealth Business
  • Participating in strategic initiatives
  • Providing subject matter expertise and interpretations of relevant laws, rules, regulations, and industry practices
  • Advising business management on legal matters impacting the business
  • Partnering with legal peers to evaluate business proposals
  • Collaborating across internal lines of business and external counsel
  • Participating in Wealth planning and development initiatives
  • Assisting team in identifying, evaluating and managing legal, regulatory, and reputational risk
  • Managing day-to-day legal activities
  • Monitoring management of complex legal issues and transactions
  • Supporting the business on the review of client wealth structures
  • Addressing routing queries from front office staff regarding client account documentation
  • Partnering with Cross Enterprise Legal and/or Wealth lawyers to manage legal compliance
  • Reviewing regulatory pipelines and new business initiatives

Requirements

  • 4-6 years of relevant industry experience, preferably in financial services
  • Banking or financial industry experience, including laws related to banking regulations
  • Knowledge of international laws, regulations and practices while staying abreast of regulatory and legal environment, internal policies and industry trends
  • Experience with complex deals, demonstrated ability to analyze issues and develop legal solutions
  • Effective communication and negotiation skills and ability to build and maintain trusted relationships
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational and relationship management skills
  • Proven ability to apply sound judgement while managing assignments in a demanding, fast-paced environment
  • Bar license in good standing to practice law
  • Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree

Benefits

  • access to an array of learning and development resources
  • extensive on-the-job training
  • opportunities for volunteerism

Job title

Lead Counsel 1 – Wealth Clients Segments - Assistant Vice President

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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