Junior Legal Associate

Discipline: Compliance, Corporate Services
Contact name: Francesca Buhagiar

Contact email: [email protected]
Job ref: 14656
Published: over 3 years ago

Client is an established corporate services company, seeking to recruit a Junior Legal Associate. This role assists the Head of Legal of the business’s legal matters.

Duties: 

  • Assisting Clients with queries in relation to corporate matters
  • Handling and assisting in the formation, dissolution and restructuring of legal structures
  • Drafting and reviewing corporate governance documents
  • Drafting and review contracts in accordance with the needs of clients
  • Conducting legal research in accordance with the needs of the clients
  • Liaising with authorities, as well as, other professional services firms to support clients in their operations
  • Assisting with the documentation of commercial transactions, including, and particularly, transactions relating to the sale and acquisition of vessels and aircraft
  • Advising on and administer crew and employment matters
  • Providing support to the Legal Department as may be necessary
  • Other related duties as may from time to time be reasonably required
  • To keep informed of developments in local legislation and regulations vis-à-vis compliance, including but not limited to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (incl. subsidiary legislation) and the implementing Procedure
  • To comply with all local regulatory and AML/CFT requirements
  • To keep inform of and comply with policies and procedures
  • To comply with all Group policies relevant to the role and provide the mandatory Group Annual Assurance
  • To report suspicious transactions to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer
  • To perform mandatory Group training that may be required from time to time
Requirements:
  • Candidates must a hold a Law Degree.
  • Be capable of working independently, as well as in a team
  • High attention to detail
  • Highly motivated and able to meet deadlines