Senior Counsel - Vice President

The Senior Counsel is a senior professional position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to manage and direct day-to-day legal activities in coordination with the Legal team. The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day to day activities of Legal team(s) within a country, product or sub-unit
• Provide legal advisory services to business managers and defend legal matters
• Supervise external counsel and resolve moderately complex issues
• Continuously stay informed of regulatory changes, new regulations, internal policy changes and developments in the law
• Allocate and coordinate resources and conduct planning and budgeting activities, as needed
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience
• Valid Bar license to practice law
• Banking/financial industry experience or experience from big law firm
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of area of responsibility
• Comprehensive knowledge of local, state and federal laws and practices
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Proven analytical and organizational skills

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Citigroup is in the process of establishing our futures company in China. This Senior Counsel is the primary coverage for this futures entity, and the overall objective of this role is to provide to our business legal support and advice across a broad range of practice areas.

Responsibilities:

• Mainly advise business on all legal matter in relation to futures businesses of the company, and assist senior management in managing the relevant legal risks.
• Partner with business and other functions in recommending, developing and executing business initiatives within permissible statutory and regulatory frameworks.
• Review and advise on legal agreements and documentation.
• Develop agreement templates, assist in developing internal applicable policies and procedures, and review and update the same from time to the time in accordance with market and regulatory developments. Also ensure the consistent implementation of internal legal policies and procedures.
• Provide general legal support and advice in the daily operations of the company, and advise on general legal matters in connection with PRC futures industry.  
• Assist in corporate governance and corporate secretarial matters of the company.
• Collaborate with teams in the country, region and global on business initiatives and transactions (both onshore and cross-border ones) as well as relevant legal matters where appropriate.
• Liaise and work together with external law firms on legal issues and projects, and control quality of services provided by the external law firms and manage the related costs. 
• Organize and provide legal training to the staff when needed, so as to better manage legal risks and improve the legal knowledge awareness.
• Monitor (& analyze) developments in laws and regulations, precedent cases and market practices relating to the businesses.
• Other responsibilities that the legal function may need to assume from time to time.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• Fluency in Mandarin and English are essential (written & spoken) and with PRC Legal Profession Qualification
• Comprehensive knowledge of Chinese laws and practices and thorough understanding of the futures industry in China
• Proven analytical and organizational skills
• Having the licenses/qualifications required for carrying out futures and other regulated activities where needed
• Independent, energetic and customer-focused individual with good team spirit and excellent interpersonal skills
• Willing to work under pressure, enjoys having a diverse coverage and the challenge of providing practical & commercial legal solutions
• Ability to identify and escalate issues in a timely and appropriate way
• Previous solid legal experience with a financial services and/or reputable law firm (involving futures/markets related businesses) as PRC qualified securities lawyer of about 6-10 years will be advantageous for this position

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or above (preferably in Law with a focus on English) from the premier universities

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