HSBC Group

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join our Global Service Center (GSC)- HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of

Legal Counsel

Role purpose:

HSBC has established a Global Service Center (GSC) in Mexico as a critical element in the Bank’s broader location strategy.  As part of this strategic initiative, the United States (US) Legal Function will be creating a presence in the Mexico GSC.  The GSC Legal team will act as an extension of onshore Legal teams based in the US by providing para-professional, operational, or administrative support around a number of activities.

Join this team in its early stages, and you’ll have the opportunity to help design the model that we’ll use and prioritize activities to transition as the team continues to grow over the next several years, expanding the scope and complexity of support provided to onshore Legal teams. Additionally, team members will be exposed to both US and Mexican law, interact with members of the US Legal Function that manage a wide variety of financial services products, and collaborate with the senior leadership team in the Mexico GSC.

Main activities: 

The legal counsel role on the GSC Legal team will act as an extension of onshore Legal teams, providing remote support for a number of para-professional activities that do not require direct on-site interaction.

The position will support attorneys in the HSBC US International Wealth & Private Banking (IWPB) team, a business that offers variety of banking, credit and investment services to mass affluent, high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients with a focus on internationally minded clients.  This role specifically will support IWPB attorneys in the Insurance, Asset Management, cross-border and Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) areas.  The scope of activities will continue to evolve as the team matures; however, initial expectations and specific areas of work will include the following:

• Assist in the preparation and review of routine legal documents.

• Conduct legal research (on Lexis, Westlaw, government websites, and similar resources).
• Monitor external events through various news-reporting services (i.e., Insurance Journal, Law360, NYDFS alerts, FINRA and SEC websites, Investment News, Reuters, law firm newsletters, Westmont P&C market alerts).
• Maintain insurance distribution contract database.
• Proactively identify and escalate matters that require attorney engagement.
• Develop and maintain internal reporting as needed.
• Provide oversight of legacy Household/Beneficial runoff matters.
• Produce first draft of global documents with standard US terms included for attorney review, and in general, draft local agreements, simple amendments, or templates with required clauses.
• Participate in calls and prepare minutes.
• Assist with creation of guidance documents, playbooks and other contracting and negotiation tools.
• Assist with contract remediation projects.
• Identify any areas for improvement and feel confident to raise them.
• Required to display Leadership for efficient completion of work.

• Qualified legal professional with required licenses.

• Prior relevant work experience within banking / financial services industry including experience in legal documentation, regulatory & compliance matters.

   

• Experience with different types of contract, including commercial contracts, drafting and negotiating.

   

• Ability to manage and develop a team across a diverse range of processes/products.

   

• Proven ability of innovativeness and challenging the status quo.

   

• Proven experience of positive, challenging interactions with Senior Managers across functions.

   

• Strong organization skills.

   

• Advanced technical acumen, specifically MS Excel and MS Word.

   

• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks at once.

   

• Ability to spot patterns and trends and escalate issues as needed.

   

• Exceptional judgmental skills to balance between seeking clarification and taking ownership.

   

• Fluency in English (verbal and written).

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC!

At HSBC we offer our colleagues a greater number of days so that they can fully enjoy their wedding, take care of the new member of the family, or grieve the loss of a family member. Our paid leave package is at the forefront in Mexico, now you have one more reason to be HSBC and proudly live a culture of well-being, balance and care

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.

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