About this role
Role Overview
- Provide strategic legal advisory and transactional support to the Indian Ocean Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) division
- Ensure legal risk is proactively managed while enabling the execution of domestic and cross-border financial transactions
- Support the Head of Legal in providing legal advice to Business Units in Mauritius and Seychelles
- Identify and manage legal risks across Absa Mauritius and Seychelles
- Provide end-to-end legal counsel on complex CIB products and transactions
- Structure, negotiate, and review a wide range of agreements
- Translate legal and regulatory implications into actionable business insights and risk mitigation strategies
- Serve as a legal risk filter for product innovation, deal reviews, and transaction approvals
- Plan, manage and monitor the implementation of legal activities and processes
Requirements
- Law Degree with at least 10 years relevant work experience
- At least 10 years' post qualifying experience as an in-house legal counsel in a financial institution or at least 10 years working experience in a reputable law firm
- Extensive knowledge of Banking and finance law
- Extensive knowledge of Commercial law
- Extensive knowledge of law of Contracts
- Qualified Lawyer
- Admitted Attorney or Barrister in Mauritius, Seychelles or another recognised jurisdiction
- Expert working knowledge of finance and security documentation, both domestic and cross-border
- Good knowledge of Property law
- Good knowledge of Insolvency law
- Good knowledge of Public Sector Finance
- Good knowledge of Trade (import and export) laws
- Good knowledge of mergers and acquisition
- Good knowledge of competition law
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development
- Flexible work arrangements