Trade Lawyer

**Overview of Citi** Citi, the world leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial productsand services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Citi enables clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edgeideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity. **Job Purpose** An opportunity has arisen within the Belfast legal department for an experienced legal professional to help support the Trade legal team. The Trade business within Citi is a part of the wider Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) group. This role will involveworking closely with external clients as well as internal functions such as; sales, relationship, implementation, operations, risk and senior Citi legal counsel in reviewing, negotiating and analysing legal documentation which is used for the various Tradeproducts which Citi offers to its corporate clients. The role involves conducting comprehensive reviews of Citi's own documentation and client version agreements to ensure they comply with Citibank's policies & procedures and in turn advising the internalfunctions on any deviations. The successful individual will work on reviewing/negotiating a broad range of standard Trade legal agreements. **Department Overview** With the most diverse collection of products and the broadest global reach of any financial firm in the world, there is no bank better equipped to meet a corporation's evolving global needs. Leveraging its unparalleled global network of 22,000 employees acrossnearly 100 countries, Citi's Treasury and Trade Solutions business meets the complex needs of the world's leading organizations with a breadth of services, solutions and global expertise that is unmatched in the industry. We provide innovative solutions to address the requirements of corporates from all sectors. As part of the Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) group, Citi offers an integrated trade platform that incorporates Working Capital and Supply Chain Management, TradeServices (including Specialized Trade programs) and Export and Agency Finance products all working together to create end-to-end solutions ranging from short and mediumterm financing to complex structured trade models. Citi Trade Finance is a core offeringof Citi's TTS business, a unit of Citi's Institutional Clients Group. Citi Trade Finance leverages its global footprint and on-the-ground relationships to serve corporates, financial institutions, and public sector organizations around the world. From riskmitigation to financing, settlement to information, Citi's trade experts deliver comprehensive solutions to suppliers, buyers and financial institutions worldwide through its market-leading proprietary network. With Citi as its partner, corporate clients can benefit from innovative ideas and advanced technology, enabling them to: - Manage risk and inject finance into their supply chain - Improve working capital - Control trade flows and multiple currency cash flow **Key Responsibilities**: - New technology solutions; act as a partner to the Trade business to explore applicable tech solutions in the legal space; e.g. DocuSign. - Act as a close liaison with internal businesses and the various functions in connection with the negotiation of legal agreements in the TTS business. - Production of amended agreements for the counterparty/customer's execution.Assist in initiatives to help rationalise/streamline our internal processes and documentation (e.g. the development of new documentation or updates to our existing documents). - Building relationships around the EMEA Citi branch network with legal counsels and business contacts and looking at improving documentation requirements and flows with the branches. - Work closely with sales, banking, product managers and operations partners to manage customer expectations and help Citi be the best for its clients. - Understand Citi's documentation requirements and policies for the TTS business. - Ensure deal deadlines are met. - Advising risk, product and relationship managers on potential legal risks involved in changing documentation. - Ensuring Citibank's regulatory policies are maintained and where deviations are necessary, ensuring appropriate risk and / or business approval is obtained. - Present updates at team meetings related to interesting deals, regulatory changes and market developments. - Provide training and supervision to other members of the legal team and the Trade business. - Maintain accurate status reports on negotiation developments. - Exercise best practice in documentation management and to assist in developing an archive of precedent negotiated documents. **Development Value**: - The role requires continuous interaction with senior legal counsel within Citi as well as external panel law firms. - Multiple professional development and training courses are available, delivered by both internal and external presenters (with CPD points available on certain courses). - The role is technically challenging and will suit a person looking for significant personal development. **Knowledge/Experience**: - Previous legal experience of working in a commercial law firm (with a banking/finance seat) or a large financial services orientated organisation is essential. - Previous negotiation experience is useful but not essential. - Knowledge of the banking/financial services industry is preferable but not essential. - Knowledge of standard trade finance products/services (letters of credit, loans etc.) preferable but not essential. - Comprehensive training will be provided. **Key Skills** - Excellent technical skills (including drafting skills), and analytical ability. - Strong business judgement and commercial awareness. - Good interpersonal communication skills. - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office operating systems. - Ability to effectively project manage and organise own workload meeting key milestones.