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Assistant Vice President, Legal

Apply locations MUFGM, Kuala Lumpur Branch time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id 10068351-WD

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

• Providing legal advice and opinions to various departments of the Bank.
• Ensure that transactions entered into are in full compliance with all laws and regulations.
• To review, negotiate, revise and draft any relevant bank documentation from time to time as may be required to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Responsible to liaise with relevant internal department key stakeholders to ensure all legal process are properly implemented including responding to inquiries on related legal process requirements.
• Responsible to evaluate/amend existing compliance rules, policies, guide as required by local management, regional and Parent Bank's directives.
• Reviewing and drafting legal documentation for creation of any new products that the Bank may embark upon.
• Communicating and liaising with Bank's panel of legal counsel.
• Any other ad-hoc task assigned by the Director of Legal department.

• Candidates should ideally have minimum 3-5 years of relevant work experience, preferably within a legal practice. In-house legal counsel experience is not required.
• Minimum 4 years of Post-Qualification Experience ("PQE").
• Applicant must have a recognized Degree in Laws or its equivalent from a recognized university/higher learning institution.
• Able to effectively communicate in English and Bahasa Malaysia with all levels of internal stakeholders and external regulators/government departments & agencies.
• Preferably applicant that have been called to the Bar.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organizational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!