The incumbent will be responsible for the following functions:

• Rendering effective legal assistance in the preparation of legal opinions, studies, reports and correspondence, as required from time to time by various Heads of Departments.
• Ensuring to provide appropriate legal advice on a diverse range of substantive and procedural questions of law including advice in arbitration matters, to firmly secure the interest of Bank.
• Supervising and overseeing drafting of major contracts, tender documents and other legal documents, as required by the Bank.
• Supervising legal research and analysis, identifying important issues and apprising the operational departments of emerging legal trends from court decision and tendering advice to avoid unnecessary litigation, etc.
• Monitoring the performance of the panel lawyers and rendering advice on formation of new panels.
• Assigning court cases to different panel lawyers keeping in view the nature and importance of the cases.
• Supervising and monitoring the contesting of the cases in various courts of law and to have interaction with Panel Lawyers,
• Advising in the matter of preferring of appeals in superior courts and in the matter of taking recourse to other legal remedies.
• Processing of various Fee Bills of panel lawyers and settlements of fee etc.
• Prepare replies to legal notices received.
• Handle employees related matters vis a vis draft show cause, suspension, termination letters, form investigation committee and advise HR on employment laws.

Qualification: LLB

Experience: Minimum 5-6 years’ of relevant experience – Preferable Microfinance Banking Industry

Place of positing: Karachi

Apply at: jobs@hcspak.com