Senior Legal Counsel- 23010455 - Brussels, België - MoneyGram

MoneyGram

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Brussels, België

2 weken geleden

Geplaatst door:

Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

The Sr Legal Counsel provides advice and assistance to corporate management, the Associate General Counsel, and others in managing the daily issues that have a legal impact on the MoneyGram business.

The incumbent will be responsible for providing comprehensive corporate, regulatory and commercial legal advice across multiple jurisdictions to designated business development teams and corporate business units where appropriate.

The incumbent will also provide indirect or direct supervision to Legal Specialist, Administrative Assistants, and/or lower level Legal Counsels.

Primary Responsibilities

Supports the line manager and internal clients at the level of Head by assisting in the provision of general corporate and commercial legal and regulatory advice across designated teams.
Assists in the negotiation, drafting and amendment of standard agreements for potential Agents in the designated territory in conjunction with the relevant business teams.
Assists in the review and negotiation of other contractual arrangements of the group.
Advises the business on legal and regulatory matters, in conjunction with local counsel, in relation to the provision of MoneyGram services in each of its applicable jurisdictions.
Tracks, reviews, and interprets all applicable effective and/or proposed laws and regulations, at the national and international level and deriving from first and/or secondary level legislation any/all country specific business impacts.
Coordinate with other company departments for providing advice on such laws and supports the implementation of any required changes.
Tracks Authority/Regulator interactions and partners with other internal departments where changes and/or followup is needed.
Obtains advice, performs research and drafts memoranda on legal aspects of the rollout of new products and the development of new distribution channels.
Provides advice on the legal aspects of proposed marketing campaigns and promotions, data protection and privacy laws and antitrust compliance where applicable.
Instructs and manages outside counsel in numerous jurisdictions as directed by line manager or General Counsel.
Collaborates closely with the Compliance department in ensuring the provision of MoneyGram services are made in accordance with Anti-Money Laundering requirements in the relevant jurisdictions.
Assists with the management of litigation processes and liaison with outside counsel as required.
Supports the legal review of proposed advertisements and marketing materials (print, radio, TV) to ensure compliance with local laws and Company advertising guidelines.
Assists with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures and related integration processes.
May assists in the development of internal procedures and best practice and compilation of precedents and know how.
Assists with agendas and materials for BOD meetings.
Ensures SEC compliance. This includes analyzing and advising to general disclosure responsibilities, participating in, completing, and submitting SEC forms 10K, 10Q, 8K, and other necessary SEC filings.
Drafts and manages the annual proxy statement process, legal review of press releases and other public disclosure, and assisting in development and implementation of policies and procedures for securities law.
May provide legal support to the human resources department regarding executive compensation and employee benefit matters.
Analyzes new laws and regulations applicable to the Company's benefit and incentive plans and assisting HR with its compliance strategy.
Works on required plan drafts and amendments and provides appropriate work direction to outside counsel who assists with these matters.
Supports the corporate development function.
Manages agreed upon legal aspects of the merger and/or acquisition process, including legal due diligence, analysis and advice on deal structure, documentation of the transaction, identifying and advising on legal issues, and integrating legal functions of acquired companies.
Addresses any other general or adhoc legal queries/projects from internal business stakeholders.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Appropriate legal qualification and admission to practice law in relevant jurisdiction.

Experience

7+ years' experience functioning as an attorney in a law firm or as inhouse legal counsel.
2+ years of experience supervising legal support staff, demonstrating a strong ability to effectively hire, develop, coach, motivate and manage performance.

Essential Skills

Independent thinking skills.
Ability to effectively handle conflict and stressful situations.
Strong organizational skills; demonstrated ability to handle multiple and changing tasks simultaneously.
Experience in contract drafting and negotiation.
Familiarity with common law principles of contract law.
Strong presentation and negotiation skills able to influence and persuade in