Established in 1912, Bank of China is one of the largest banks in the world, with over $3 trillion in assets and a footprint that spans more than 60 countries and regions. Our long-term outlook, institutional weight and global breadth provide our clients with a stable and reliable financial partner, whether in Corporate or Personal Banking or our Trade Services, Commodities, Financial Institutions and Global Markets lines of business.

Provide advice on various legal matters and perform legal review and drafting of contracts and other legal documents.

Include but are not limited to:

Contracts and Transactions

• Draft and review contracts and other agreements to be executed by the Bank; advise on contract status, legal risks, and legal rights and liabilities associated with different transactions with an understanding and focus on industry standards and practices; assist in developing and implementing the key legal risk parameters across all agreements; draft, review, edit, advise and comment on agreements and other legal documents submitted by client departments

Legal Risk Assessment and Advisory  

• Research, assess and advise on legal issues that do or could impact the Bank; provide legal services to support the Bank’s new initiatives; conduct new product legal risk assessment; participate in the Bank’s special projects; offer advice on legal matters and perform legal research for the Bank’s other departments; assist client departments in identifying legal inherent risks in their products, services and activities, in order to help resolve or mitigate identified legal risks

Outside Counsel Management and Governance 

• Review outside counsel’s legal advice and opinions and coordinate with outside counsel to perform and present legal advice; provide “second opinion” for suitability or another level or review with respect to outside counsel’s opinion when needed; review and draft the Bank’s policies, procedures, or other programs

• JD/LLM Accredited U.S. law school
• Licensed Attorney in one of the United States- ideally NYS
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in Legal Analytical and Contract Review
• Bilingual ability in English and Mandarin