Law Officer

Job Description

Title: Law Officer

Company Name: Bank Asia PLC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Chattogram, Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Banks, Law Firm

• Master of Law (LLM)

Must have L.L.B with L.L.M from any UGC approved reputed University having no Third class/Division in academic career. Enrollment as a member of Bar council will be given preference.

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Banks, Law Firm

• Ensure filing of all suits/cases within the limitation period.

• Drafting and serving of legal notice under Artha Rin Adalat Ain, N.I. Act and under section 17 of Bank Company Act whenever required.

• Checking the draft plaints, applications, written objections, petition of complaints etc. in respect of Artha Rin Suits/N.I. Act cases filed against the defaulter borrowers as well as GDs, FIRs to be filed against the customers/bankers involved in misappropriation of funds/criminal breach of trust.

• Monitoring of all types of litigations (i.e. Artha Rin Suit, N.I. Act Cases, Petition/CR cases/Sessions Cases under the Penal Code, Civil/Title/other Suits, writs/company matters/admiralty suits/CP/CMP/CRMP etc.) including criminal case filed against the employees of the bank and suits/cases filed against the bank for expeditious disposal of the same.

• Maintaining liaison with panel lawyers/legal retainers of the bank and evaluate their performances periodically and recommending for enlistment/de-enlistment thereof

• Assisting the branch officials in filling out the charge documents, submission of document before the court at filing/trial stage of the suit/case, taking preparation for deposition before the Court

• Drafting and publishing auction notice under section 12, 33(1), 33(4), 33(5), 33(7) of Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 2003 whenever required

• Vetting of property documents offered as security against credit facilities or be rented/purchased by the bank for utilization of business operations purpose.

• Drafting/checking of various types of agreements/MoU/SLA etc. to be entered with vendors/strategic partners/3rd parties

• Arrange mutation of bank’s property acquired under section 33(7) or purchased from seller upon procuring necessary deeds/khatians/maps etc.

• Providing legal opinion on any disputes arising out of day-to-day operational issues

• Advising next course of action of the bank involving legal issues or way forward to come out of any complex situation having legal issues.

• Taking steps for obtaining certificate under section 33(5)/33(7) of Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 2003.

• Preparing statement of accounts inserting unapplied interest in the body of the statement

• Deposition before the Court in support of the plaint and submission of all the documents in the Court as listed in the plaint as “Exhibit”.

• Checking the draft affidavit-in-opposition and swear on the same to be filed against the Writ Petitions, CP/CMP, Criminal Miscellaneous Cases etc. filed by the borrower against the Bank’s legal proceedings and take necessary steps for expeditious disposal of the same by engaging Senior/Exert Lawyer for vacating Stay Orders.

• Procuring title deeds, Khatians, porcha for the property detected for attachment.

• Drafting and Checking various types of commercial agreements/MoU/SLA etc. to be entered into with business partners/vendors/3rd parties.

• Reply to Bangladesh Bank/other regulatory authorities/banks/FIs against their letters/queries/claims/allegations in terms of legal issues and compliance thereof.

• Apply to the A/C Land for cancellation of mutation of 3rd parties created after mortgage with bank.