Job Purpose/ Description
We are looking for an Manager - Legal to take ownership of legal and recovery at Caspian.
Duties and Responsibilities
Corporate Legal Activities:
- Determine the strategies for internal and external legal advisory approaches and the scope of legal advice offered to stakeholders.
- Filing and compliance for legal matters.
- Keep abreast with the regulatory changes and align internal processes to ensure compliance.
- Drive legal technology and innovation adoption within the organization.
Lending legal operations and processing legal documents:
- Drafting of loan agreement template.
- Drafting and vetting of all legal contracts for the company.
- Supporting the execution of new loan agreements, as well as amendments to existing loan agreements and corresponding administration, Issuance of NOC, NDAs, waivers, and other agreements.
- Liaising with Investment Managers, Risk Managers, and Loan Operations Teams to develop and process new deal structures and also implement amendments/waivers and other supplemental deal documents post-disbursement.
- Handling of legal documentation, negotiation on legal clauses, and execution of documents with the borrowers and lenders.
- Reviewing all types of legal agreements that are required for various purposes.
- Ensuring the correctness of data in the Loan Management System.
- Responsible for document safekeeping with the help of partners.
Debt Resolution:
- Identifying and liaising with appropriate service providers for carrying out Debt Resolution for Caspian Debt.
- Representing Caspian Debt in legal matters related to debt resolution.
- Handling correspondence with external parties, lenders, coordination of legal requests.
- Liaising with the internal departments as well as borrowers, notaries, external counsel, service providers, etc.
- Supporting the ongoing monitoring, operational, and legal functions of the investment team.
- Drafting, reviewing, and releasing of legal notices for debt resolution.
- Maintaining and updating an MIS with the status of debt resolution.
Qualifications
Qualifications that are necessary for someone to be considered for the position.
- Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience with financial institutions, NBFC, or corporate law firm. Experience in corporate and transaction advisory is mandatory. Experience in debt reconstruction and resolution is preferred.
- Education: Minimum LLB or equivalent
- Specialized Knowledge /Skills: General Corporate and Debt Resolution
- Professional Certification:
- Abilities:
- Highly team-oriented and results-driven
- Strong appetite for learning new things.
- In-depth knowledge of relevant law and best practices
- Clear written and spoken communication.
Travel requirements
Moderate
Direct reports
Team of 1-2.
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