Senior Legal Counsel in Genf

The Senior Legal Counsel is responsible for advice, supervision, and execution of banking, finance and commercial legal matters for the global group.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate with financial institutions on banking facilities and other banking arrangements.
• Advise the group on strategic M&A projects, acting as principal legal adviser with or without external counsel.
• Oversee the execution by regional teams of regional corporate projects such as M&A deals or corporate re-structuring exercises.
• Negotiate commercial contracts, e.g. for corporate procurement, advising stakeholders on the legal and business implications of contracts and find business-oriented solutions.
• Where appropriate, instruct and oversee external counsel, including as to budgeting, according to project requirements.
• casional need to travel.
• Work in our Geneva office in line with our hybrid working arrangements.

Requirements

• Bar admission
• Substantial experience (8+ years) in multinational law firms and legal departments of a multinational companies
• Fluent in English (spoken and written); additional languages an asset
• Demonstrable experience in banking law, M&A and commercial law
• Experience with working in an international environment and the language, cultural, and legal complications posed by it
• Strong aptitude for processing information, making effective judgements, and formulating defensible legal positions on novel issues
• Proactive, drives processes and tasks to achieve results
• Willingness to broaden practice areas and participate in more varied workload from time to time
• Ability to get information from people without direct supervision
• Comfortable working in a team or alone and managing legal matters with/without guidance, as required

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