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Position Title: Legal Officer Job Summary: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Responsible for providing legal service and support to Special Accounts Management Group (SAMG), to Consumer Lending Group (CLG), to Acquired Asset Management Disposition Division (AAMDD), IBS, Branches and Credit Investigation & Appraisal Division (CRIAD).</li> </ul> Role Exposure: <ul style="margin-bottom:9.75pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Monitors assigned past due accounts/cases/ROPA matters involving foreclosure, collections, rehabilitation and/or liquidation proceedings, petitions for issuance of writs of possession, defensive suits, replevin and other cases, and when necessary, attends hearings and trials thereof. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Monitors accounts/cases endorsed to, reviews the pleadings drafted by, and coordinates with the Bank’s retained counsels.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Makes progress reports of cases and accounts being handled.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Conducts legal due diligence, evaluates and reviews all documents of accounts being endorsed for legal actions and/or those referred/transferred/for booking to SAMG for the latter’s handling.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Recommends or decides the appropriate remedial strategy or legal action to be taken on past due accounts and on accounts endorsed for litigation.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Prepares/reviews all pleadings for cases being personally handled/monitored, including internal foreclosure.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Coordinates with sheriffs & AAMDD and participates in the enforcement of writs of execution, possession or attachment.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Drafts/reviews the necessary bank documents and agreements.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Renders legal opinions on queries and makes recommendations on actions to be taken on past due accounts and on various institutional queries. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Evaluates facts and evidence and researches on laws and jurisprudence to provide legal advice that shall support the Bank's claims and defenses </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Addresses all legal risk-related matters which are potential litigation issues.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Provides legal service and support to the Bank’s different departments, particularly to SAMG, CLG, IBS, Credit, Branches and AAMDD.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Renders other appropriate legal service/s as the need arises, or as may be especially assigned from time to time.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 9.75pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Performs other related functions that may be assigned from time to time</li> </ul> Qualifications: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Registered Lawyer</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Minimum of 2 years as a lawyer; substantial experience in litigation is required</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Banking experience is an advantage but not required</li> </ul> Other Details: Rank: Junior Officer Unit: Financial and Control Sector / Legal and Remedial Services Group / Remedial Services Division / Remedial Department Location: The Shops BGC, Taguig City

Legal Officer, Remedial Department (Taguig, Philippines) @ MBTCHCM

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