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Legal Counsel
SWIFT · Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur · Posted 11 days ago
We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.
In this role your responsibilities will amongst others be:
Key Responsibilities
- To implement legal activities of low to medium complexity and give company-wide sound legal advice/counsels/ recommendations in order to support Swift activities and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
- To undertake specific legal studies, review legal and regulatory documentation, investigate specific issues.
- To draft /review contracts / or amendments to contracts worldwide for customers/suppliers/ development projects/ network/etc...
- To undertake internal legal projects (including legal operations initiatives) or participate to internal or transversal objectives.
- To analyse internal legal procedures and propose internal actions to be undertaken in order to maximise services.
- To liaise with management and staff and with customers/suppliers/lawyers/public administrations/etc...
- To undertake administrative tasks within the department and to be an effective back-up for colleagues.
- To maintain/develop own understanding of evolutions in relevant areas of the law including corporate-related laws (such as – but not limited to - HR, finance, environment, facilities, security, etc.), competition law, IP, to identify potential impact on Swift operations.
- Identify and evaluate the impact of risks, propose mitigations and controls, participate in risk assessments as part of the Legal & Compliance representation.
- As appropriate, build knowledge sharing and training material and conduct training sessions for the business and peers on legal and regulatory matters.
- Take part of on-call duties and handle, as appropriate, unplanned contacts and interactions with authorities.
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