Job Description
Role Title: Lawyer, Asia
Role location: Singapore Based
How will I help
You will provide legal advice and support to the Westpac Institutional Bank
(WIB) Asia business based in WBC, Singapore Branch and to the Asia Regional Head.
Through the partnership with key internal and external stakeholders this role will support the Westpac Group's legal and risk strategy by influencing, negotiating and consulting. Our legal advice is accurate, timely, cost effective and commercial.
Key responsibilities in this role will require you to:
- independently advise, draft documents and assist in negotiation of transactions in compliance with laws, policies and requirements;
- ensure external legal resources are properly and efficiently selected and used
- provide insight to WIB Asia business partners on and guide implementation of external advice.
- ensure outputs produced by external counsel complies with our policies and requirements;
- partner with the WIB Asia business in maintaining awareness of relevant regulatory requirements;
- work closely with other WIB Legal lawyers, Financial Markets (FM) Legal Global Transaction Solutions (GTS) Legal and Westpac's wider Legal & Secretariat function and other stakeholders to deliver high quality outcomes.
This role will involve advising on a variety of banking transactions, lending and structured finance transactions. You will enjoy working with a highly respected Legal team, flexible work arrangements, and a great range of benefits.
What's in it for me
You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is of creating better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure.
What do I need
We'd expect you to have extensive and proven legal experience in a law firm or financial services organisation (5+ years PQE) across institutional lending, ideally across a range of sectors and with demonstrated expertise and competence.
Experience with trade finance and other structured finance transactions, Singapore MAS regulations, and cross border marketing of finance products in Asia, would be beneficial. You'll have a growth mindset and a willingness to learn about other areas within the Bank. You will be proactive and well versed in understanding how businesses operate and applying your legal expertise and commercial judgement.
What'sit like to work here
When you join, you'll become part of the broader Westpac Group family where we aim to be a friendly, switched-on team working for a single purpose - Creating Better Futures Together it's what we do, who we are and why we come to work every day. As an equal opportunity employer, we're proud to have created a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values diversity and flexibility.
Within the Westpac Group, you will be part of the Institutional Banking division, where our vision is to be a high performing and innovative institutional bank, committed to enabling the growth of our global clients, our economy, and delivering sustainable shareholder returns.
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