RC&WC - LC:Credit Analyst

Experience: 10 - 13 Years

Jd For Law Department

A.

Qualification:

To

be eligible to apply for a position in the Law Department of Axis Bank, the

candidate, at a minimum, is required to be qualified to be a lawyer i.e. the

candidate must have a Law Degree (i.e. LL.B. or equivalent) recognized by the

Bar Council of India, from a university/ college in India.

B.

Location:

The location will

be Mumbai.

C.

Key

Responsibilities:

1.

Providing

support and guidance to branches on the legal questions on matters relating to

credit, retail, wholesale, default, foreclosure, collections, premises,

outsourcing contracts, software contracts and other questions relating to

banking, as may be referred by the branches and other departments.

2.

Providing

legal opinions under various laws, rules and regulations relating to the Bank's

business matters, including banking laws, RBI Regulations, FEMA, companies law,

business laws, criminal laws, civil laws etc.

3.

Handling

credit documentation related matters and advising the branches and other

offices of the Bank in various documentation related issues and drafting the

necessary documents, wherever standard ones are not available, in accordance

with the business requirements.

4.

Advising

the relevant business/operations teams on matters relating to the Insolvency

and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, structured finance, capital market transactions

(equity and debt), M&A, private equity, IPR etc.

5.

Drafting

of non-standard documents on case-to-case basis and examination of standard

documents for modifications being suggested by clients.

6.

Managing

serious and complex litigation and serving as a liaison to external counsel

litigating the matter.

7.

Serving

as the primary legal support for branches, business units and other offices of

the Bank and providing advice and guidance in regard to day to day matters such

as account documentation, cheque processing and wrongful payment issues and

other operational issues related to banking, as may be referred by the

branches.�

8.

Advising

on legal issues relating to new product features and all marketing efforts

related to promotion of these products and also assisting in developing

policies and procedures compliant with applicable state and central laws.�

9.

Reviewing

and advising on vendor contracts the related to Bank�s business operations.�

10.

Serving

as primary legal support for marketing, in the review of vendor agreements and

working with outside counsel in the case of celebrity and sports team

endorsement agreements.

11.

Advising

on premises related matters and drafting and vetting of the lease, leave and

license agreements, Memorandum of Understanding, ATM agreements etc. Drafting

deeds, agreements, bonds, notices etc.

12.

Monitoring

and updating business as well as operation units of the Bank on legal

environment (e.g. changes in state or central laws, rules and regulations,

court decisions, etc.) to ensure awareness of actual and pending changes in

each area of legal responsibility and communicate information internally as

appropriate.

13.

Retaining

and serving as a liaison to and monitoring the performance of external counsel

in order to contain costs.

14.

Performing

other responsibilities as assigned by General Counsel and/or Group Heads and/or

other senior members of the Law Department from time to time.