Description

Overview of Division/Department

The Legal team sits within the Legal, Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Functional Group and is part of the Singapore Administrative Department. The functions of the Legal team are to provide, in general, legal support to the Bank in terms of legal needs of all stakeholders of the Bank.

Company Profile
MIZUHO BANK IS THE BANKING SUBSIDIARY OF MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, WHICH IS HEADQUARTERED IN TOKYO, JAPAN. MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. IS THE 15TH LARGEST BANK IN THE WORLD, AS MEASURED BY TOTAL ASSETS OF APPROXIMATELY US 2 TRILLION. MIZUHO'S 55,000 EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE OFFER COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN OVER 800 OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS, EMEA, AND ASIA.

MIZUHO BANK SINGAPORE BRANCH HAS AN ESTABLISHED LOCAL PRESENCE WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF HISTORY AND SERVES AS THE REGIONAL HUB FOR THE BANK'S APAC OPERATIONS.

OPERATING WITH A FULL BANK LICENSE, MIZUHO BANK SINGAPORE BRANCH PROVIDES BANKING SERVICES TO OVER 2,000 JAPANESE AND NON JAPANESE CORPORATE CLIENTS, WITH A STAFF STRENGTH OF ABOUT 1,000 EMPLOYEES. WE PROVIDE EXPERTISE IN CORPORATE FINANCE, TRADE FINANCE, CASH MANAGEMENT, FUNDS TRANSFERS, PROJECT FINANCE, AND TREASURY SERVICES TO HELP BUSINESSES DEVELOP AND FIND NEW OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH OUR AFFILIATE COMPANY, MIZUHO SECURITIES, TO PROVIDE INVESTMENT BANKING SOLUTIONS TO OUR CLIENTS.

Job Responsibilities

• Providing legal advice relating to credit facilities, banking products and any services (including outsourcing matters pursuant to MAS 658) provided by the Bank.
• Drafting and/or reviewing legal documentation (including templates).
• Liaising with, and reviewing documents drafted by external counsel, where necessary.
• Conducting legal training for Bank staff on legal issues.
• Working together with the Compliance teams to interpret new/revised laws and regulations.
• Providing updates to the business lines (where necessary) in respect of changes in applicable laws and regulations.
• Additionally, all members in the Section are expected to:
• Ensure prompt escalation of issues and concerns to the Section Head and support the Section Head in the timely reporting of the same to Management (as appropriate).
• Assist in the development, implementation, review and revision of the Legal Risk Management Policy and Internal Operation Procedures.
• Keep updated on relevant Head Office and Internal Operation Procedures, Head Office Official Circulars, laws and regulations.
• Undertake, participate and/or collaborate with other teams within or outside of the LCS section in ad-hoc projects, initiatives or focus groups, as representative of the LCS Section or Legal team, as may be appropriate.
• Participate in committees, taskforces, working groups, forums or dialogue sessions, as may be required or appropriate.
• Perform administrative work as may be necessary.

Job Requirements
• Bachelor of Law (LLB) or equivalent
• 4-6 years of PQE / relevant working experiences
• Strong knowledge of banking law within commercial sector
• Good interpersonal and team player skills are attributes that will help the candidate perform successfully in this role