Legal Counsel

vor 3 Wochen


Geneve, Schweiz EFG International Vollzeit

For our team Legal Geneva, we are looking for an experienced Private Banking Legal Counsel.

Swiss Bar admission, previous experience in a Swiss Private Bank and fluent French and English are mandatory.

**Main responsibilities**
- Advising and managing client complaints, litigations and contentious issues at Swiss and international level
- Providing support to the Management, Private Banking Front Desk, Credit, and Operations departments for legal issues including reviewing and drafting of legal documents
- Advising on and drafting of contracts, banking form documentation, intra-bank documentation, internal directives and corporate documentation
- Advising and managing labor law questions and litigations
- Managing requests from criminal, administrative and civil authorities
- Advising and managing inheritance cases
- Support to the Credit Department

**Skills and experience**
- Law degree from a Swiss university and Swiss Bar admission
- Master in law or professional experience abroad would be a plus
- At least 4 - 5 years experience as in-house Counsel, within a Swiss bank in the respective legal field
- Excellent communications skills both verbal and written in English and French (German and Italian are an asset)
- Sound knowledge of and proven experience in handling legal and regulatory matters relating to Credits and Private Banking
- Ability to accurately work under pressure whilst managing priorities
- Excellent interpersonal skills with strong team focus
- Proactive, self-motivated individual who is able to work independently
- Strong analytical skills with ability to deliver consistent, accurate and timely advice.

**Our values**
- Accountability: Taking ownership for tasks and challenges as well as seeking continuous improvement
- Hands-on: Being proactive to rapidly deliver high-quality results
- Passionate: Being committed and striving for excellence
- Solution-driven: Focusing on client outcomes and treating clients fairly with a risk-aware mindset
- Partnership-oriented: Promoting collaboration and teamwork. Working together with an entrepreneurial spirit.



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