Legal Specialist - Belfast, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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Belfast, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Overview of Citi
Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide.

We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financialproducts and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edgeideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Citi Belfast is one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland with a diverse and talented team of over 3000 people from over 40 different nationalities across our four Belfast offices.

We are the only global investment bank operating in Northern Ireland.

Every day, our local experts interact with global teams in over 100 countries developing and supporting next-generation technology solutions for the enterprise and delivering critical servicesto the bank and its customers, to make sure we are a stronger and safer organization for our clients.

You will have a truly global reach, which will provide you with new experiences and development opportunities right here in Belfast's iconic Titanic Quarter.

Team/Function Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Belfast Legal Department for a junior legal professional to work with Citi Private Bank, which sits within the broader CGW Legal Team.

The EMEA Citi Global Wealth Team supports the Private Bank's booking centres in the UK, Switzerland, and Jersey, and the market region banking teams covering EMEA within the Citi Global Wealth business.

Citi's Legal Department in Belfast is a team of over 180 staff, covering a range of products and services across Citi's EMEA region.

The role provides a wide range of work including negotiating and reviewing client agreements, carrying out due diligence reviews, working with bankers on cross-border regulatory matters and liaising with both internal and external counsel across various regionsto support our clients.

Role / Position Overview:

Working with internal businesses and the wider CGW Legal team (in London, Dublin and Switzerland) to review various legal agreements
Assisting the CGW business with reviewing reference letter requests for clients
Reviewing and negotiating nondisclosure agreements
Assisting with annual reviews of Offshore Wealth Services rules, utilized by clientfacing staff across CGW to determine our ability to offer financial services in various jurisdictions
Organizing and managing the crossborder regulatory knowledge base, which includes obtaining legal opinions on various jurisdictions across EMEA. This includes the preparation and review of legal opinions on capacity, authority, applicable jurisdictionalperfection requirements and enforceability for margin lending transactions
Ensuring that all advice both provided and obtained from external counsel is suitable for the end business user and written in "plain English"
Working closely with Sales and Trading desks on the production of Tailored Investment Proposals (TIPS)
Ensuring Citi's and regulatory policies are maintained, and where deviations are necessary, ensuring appropriate risk or business approval is obtained
Providing general support to business projects on an ad hoc basis including regulatory projects and crossborder issues
Performing routine operational or administrative work as required to support the CGW Legal team
Instructing and managing external counsel in relation to various matters, including those set out above

Development Value

Knowledge/Experience:

Previous legal experience (such as working as a legal executive) or experience working in a large service orientated organization is desired but not essential
Previous negotiation experience is useful but not essential

Skills:

Be proactive and show initiative
Have strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
Understand when to escalate matters to manager
Have a working knowledge of PC operating systems

Qualifications:

Competencies:

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team (including with team members that are not in the same location as you)
Ability to communicate effectively (written & verbal) at all organizational levels with internal business partners and external customers
Ability to manage competing priorities to effectively project manage and organize own workload

What we Offer
We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve.

In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

We'll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and allow you to choose which benefits suit you and your personal life best.

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

Highlights to our core benefits include:

Award winning pension
Onsite health services
Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
Paid parental leave
Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 Days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

Citi Belfast also champions diversity within our workforce, which helps us be well and live well together.

We have over 40 different nationalities in our Northern Ireland offices, are a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, and are proud to have 47% of our leadershipteam made up of individuals who identify as women.

We encourage and lead inclusivity through our Pride, Disability, Multicultural