Job Description
Title: Law Officer (Up to FAVP)
Company Name: Bank Asia PLC
Vacancy: --
Location: Dhaka
Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
∎ At least 10 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):Banks
Published: 16 Jan 2025
Education:
∎ Bachelor of Law (LLB), 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.
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience in the Civil, Corporate and Criminal cases in Judge Court/ High Court/ Supreme Court where at least 03 years’ experience in reputed Commercial Banks/FI preferably in Legal Department.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ 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.
∎ 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.
Skills & Expertise:
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Dhaka
Job Highlights:
Company Information:
∎ Bank Asia PLC
∎ Bank Asia Tower, 32 & 34, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka
∎ Bank
Address::
∎ Bank Asia Tower, 32 & 34, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka
∎ Bank
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 26 Jan 2025
Category: Bank/Non-Bank Fin. Institution
