• Drafts, reviews and negotiates deal documentation for bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, leveraged/acquisition finance, tradefinance, real estate finance and asset finance transactions, Islamic finance, insolvency & debt restructurings, security documentation andother complex lending agreements. Exposure to treasury products, debt capital markets and equity capital markets is an advantage.

• Assist the Head of Legal, work with external counsel and the business in relation to global corporate, trade finance and treasury transactions.

• Assist the business teams with rolling out new products and services

•Contracts & agreements - Draft, review and negotiate facility agreements (LMA and otherwise), security documents, authorization documents and other legal documents in order to maximise Bank’s legal protection whilst simultaneously minimising risks. Assists the business in launching new products and conducts legal due diligence on such products, including identifying legal risks and providing mitigants.

•Contract Negotiation - Ensure quality advise on optimal contract terms protecting Bank’s commercial interests and legal rights

•Contract development - Drive the contract development from drafting to completion of the negotiation process. Produces and regularly updates standardised legal agreements, contracts and standard terms and conditions for bank in compliance with international best practices and applicable legal requirements

•Legal advice and opinion - Draft, analyze and respond to documents/agreements or customer’s terms & conditions as required. Advise on contract, policies, legal risk and liability and maintain Bank’s position

•Dispute Resolution advice - Supervises and is responsible for the adequate management of litigation or disputes pertaining to bank’s deals between the business and its customers in the UAE and internationally.

Professional legal qualification equivalent to Bachelor’s degree andenrolment to a bar/ SQE certification (common law preferred)

At least 7 years post qualification experience in the banking sector(law firm or in-house)