SUMMARY

As a Trade Legal Counsel for the Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) business, you will play a crucial role in providing expert trade legal advice and support to our trade business. You will be responsible for managing a wide range of trade legal matters, from letters of credit, bank guarantees, risk participations, invoice financing and other trade distribution products.. This position requires a deep understanding of banking and finance, particularly in the area of trade.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide comprehensive legal advice and support to the CIB Trade teams on all legal matters relating to trade finance.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of legal documents, including contracts, agreements, and policies.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Identify and mitigate legal risks associated with business operations and transactions.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including senior management, to develop and implement legal strategies that align with business objectives.
• Stay abreast of legal developments and industry trends to provide proactive and strategic legal guidance.
• Manage relationships with external legal counsel and coordinate external legal services as needed.
• Conduct legal research and provide training to business units on relevant legal issues and best practices

QUALIFICATIONS

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal degree from an accredited institution.
• Admission to the bar in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a law firm or legal role within the financial services industry, with a focus on commercial and institutional.
• Strong knowledge of banking and trade laws, regulations, and industry practices.
• Proven experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex legal documents.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Role Specific Technical Competencies
Commercial Law
Legal Analysis
Business Acumen
Products and Processes
Legal Function
Government Affairs Regulatory Environment

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.