Assistant Vice President, Legal Advisor

About the role

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is recruiting an Assistant Vice President, Legal Advisor for its Taipei branch. The role provides legal advice, transactional support and legal risk management, acting as a trusted legal partner to business units so that the branch operates in line with legal parameters and supports effective governance and risk control.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships with key internal and external partners, and work with external legal firms on legal advice.
• Handle legal matters with external counsel, including court orders, litigation, commercial disputes, collateral protection and collection of non-performing loans and debts.
• Work with departments such as compliance to give practical, timely legal solutions, and respond to queries on Taiwan law and regulation.
• Support bank-wide or regional legal initiatives and projects as assigned.
• Provide legal support to Taipei Branch businesses, including corporate banking, syndicated and bilateral lending, trade finance, project finance, guarantees, treasury documentation, supply chain and commodity finance, cash management, vendor, outsourcing and service agreements.
• Review, draft, comment on and sign off legal documents across banking activities, and give legal input on new product approvals.
• Support legal dispute and litigation matters, claims against the branch, and the interpretation of changes in law and regulations.
• Help develop and update policies, procedures and internal controls, manage the risk profile of the legal function, and support internal and external audits.

Required profile

• Degree qualified; qualification with the Taiwan Bar or an internationally recognized bar is preferred.
• At least 5 years of in-house or law firm legal experience; banking and finance experience is preferable.
• Strong communication and analytical skills, with deep understanding of local banking and finance laws.
• Proficiency in English and Mandarin; able to work independently with appropriate supervision.

Required skills

• Experience reviewing banking and finance documentation such as bank guarantees, standby letters of credit, letters of indemnity, confidentiality agreements and powers of attorney.
• Ability to interpret data and prepare sound legal advice.