Consumer Legal Counsel at Citi

Consumer Legal Counsel at Citi

Citi’s mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients. We have 200 years of experience helping our clients meet the world’s toughest challenges and embrace its greatest opportunities. We are Citi, the global bank – an institution connecting millions of people across hundreds of countries and cities.

The Counsel is an intermediate position responsible for managing a variety of day-to-day legal activities in coordination with the Legal team. The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
  • 5-8 years of experience.
  • Banking/financial industry experience or experience working at a large law firm.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of local laws and practices.
  • Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication.
  • Proven analytical and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

  • Work independently to provide legal advice in one area within a product or country or for an area of legal expertise in consumer banking (cards and loans, retail, digital solutions), litigation, regulatory, etc.
  • Analyze documentation against regulatory requirements and internal policies to advise business accordingly.
  • Resolve problems, escalating to senior staff as needed.
  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

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