Legal Counsel – Banking & Corporate

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate legal workstreams relating to business transfers, corporate reorganisations and restructuring across Group entities.
• Review and advise on lending, financing, securities, margin financing and prime brokerage documentation, including customer agreements and security arrangements.
• Review legal due diligence reports and assess the transferability, enforceability and continuity of contractual obligations and security interests.
• Coordinate with external counsel on legal documentation, regulatory requirements, MAS submissions and cross-border legal matters.
• Support client transfers, portfolio migrations, mortgage transfers and the perfection, registration and maintenance of security interests.
• Identify and address legacy documentation gaps, contractual deficiencies and potential legal or regulatory risks.
• Manage external legal advisers, coordinate multiple stakeholders and oversee transaction execution, timelines and implementation.

Skills Required

• Degree in Law (LLB) and admission to the Bar or relevant legal professional qualification.
• Experience in banking and finance law, corporate restructuring, business transfers or financial services transactions.
• Strong knowledge of lending, financing, security documentation and banking contractual arrangements.
• Familiarity with MAS regulatory requirements and Singapore banking and securities regulations.
• Experience in reviewing legal agreements, conducting due diligence and managing external legal counsel.
• Exposure to cross-border transactions, foreign law documentation and multi-jurisdictional legal matters.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, analytical and legal project management skills.