Onsite (Business) Lawyer, Risk Management

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About the role

  • (Economic) lawyer working in risk management focusing on documentation at LBBW, a prominent bank. Engaging in strategic topics, legal contracts, and process optimization.

Responsibilities

  • Support in strategic bank- and division-level topics, including in an international context
  • Central point of contact for documentation matters for assigned units in the area, and analysis and assessment of documentation risks in complex financing structures and products
  • Review, drafting and negotiation of international loan agreements and personal guarantees in cooperation with relevant business, legal and other domestic and foreign specialist units
  • Decide on documentation-related questions and prepare or review decision papers for higher-level decision-makers
  • Lead contract negotiations in coordination with market and legal departments
  • Participation in internal and external committees to further develop loan and securities documentation
  • Support domestic and foreign units in negotiating other contracts related to their business activities
  • Continuous process optimization
  • Active involvement in digitalization initiatives and driving LBBW’s strategic directions within the area of responsibility

Requirements

  • Degree in law or economics, or bank clerks with further qualifications (e.g., certified banking specialist) or comparable training
  • Strong affinity for legal topics, e.g., through relevant study focus (e.g., First State Law Examination with banking law, a study-abroad year at a foreign university, or an LLM/juris B.A.); Second State Law Examination advantageous
  • Internships or professional experience in the industry or at other institutions domestically or abroad
  • Very good knowledge and experience with the client groups to be served, as well as with standard trading documentation and loan agreements under LSTA, LMA, ISDA etc., and with LBBW and BdB standard templates
  • Confident negotiator at management level, structured working style and flexibility
  • Excellent (legal) German and English; additional business-fluent foreign languages advantageous

Benefits

  • An environment that fosters personal and professional development

Job title

(Business) Lawyer, Risk Management

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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