Legal Counsel

Role : Legal Counsel

Location : Bangalore

Qualification : LLB

Experience : 3 to 4 years

Job Description :

- Assisting onshore Senior Transaction Manager with all aspects of loan execution (bilateral or multi-banked loans) and advisory on the structure of a transaction, including Drafting/reviewing term sheets, reviewing facility agreements for policy points/term sheet tick back of key terms.

- Reviewing, negotiating and settling release letters, reliance letters, legal opinions, fee letters, deeds of priority, deeds of subordination, CP sat letter, insurance broker letters and deeds of release. Also Drafting Lender counsel scope of work, simple fee indemnity letters, internal internal dispensations for non-compliant policy points.

- Explaining common risks (both commercial and legal) associated with complex loan transactions and high level review of minimum standard report (i.e. HSBC's policy document) and finalizing the report with external Lender counsel.

- Supporting and advising UK Commercial Banking clients and the above-mentioned key stakeholders by interpreting legal advice/concepts and explaining impact and associated risks.

- Negotiating and agreeing key terms embedded within term sheets and Loan Market Association (LMA) facility agreements, ensuring compliance with HSBC'S internal policy, relevant credit approvals, common market practices in line with any external regulatory requirements.

- As team lead, leading, mentoring and supporting the team, fostering a high-performing, collaborative, and inclusive team culture, including allocating work, setting clear expectations, and ensuring timely, high-quality delivery of outputs aligned with business priorities by the team members also providing regular performance feedback, and development support to team members, including through goal-setting, regular/real-time feedback, mid-year checks, and year-end assessments.

- Collaborating with stakeholders to assess capacity, aligning resource planning, and ensuring optimal team utilization and Supporting hiring, onboarding, and integration of new team members, contributing to a strong team bench and succession planning.