Senior Legal Manager

Job Description

Company Introduction

Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Reporting directly to Management and will be working closely with both the Legal Account Management team as well as the Compliance Department;
• Responsible for managing a team of account managers and corporate administrators;
• Training the team and providing them with high-level legal support;
• Responsible for maintaining a good standard of corporate governance within the Malta office, ensuring any legal and statutory requirements are adhered to;
• Act as a manager of the in-house legal account managers which includes the provision of training, provision of high-level legal advice, and coordination of external advisors;
• Responsible for the maintenance of the internal database of legal ‘draft’ documents;
• Responsible for maintaining a good standard of corporate governance within the Malta office, ensuring any legal, AML/Compliance, and statutory requirements are adhered to;
• Ensuring that appropriate processes and procedures are in place to comply with regulatory requirements in accordance with the Group standards;
• Attendance and participation at client meetings, either on or off-site;
• Keep track of new legal and fiscal developments and anticipate changes in legislation and translate this into business opportunities;
• Recording all time spent on client matters;
• Ensuring that statutory deadlines are met.

Experience

• Holding a Law Degree from the University of Malta;
• At least 5 years' experience in Maltese Corporate Law.

Personal Skills

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English;
• Be self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Personal credibility, integrity, and high moral standards;
• Must be well-organized and able to work under pressure;
• Be result-oriented, responsible, highly meticulous, and detail-oriented;
• Occasionally available for international travel.

Benefits

• Benefits will be provided to the selected candidate.