Litigation- Assistant Manager

Job Summary :

Responsible for managing the Company’s customer litigation portfolio from initiation up to final resolution via supervision of internal litigation team coordinators and external counsels to ensure optimized customer legal collections and protection of the Company’s interests.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Establish in consultation with the Head of Remedial and Head of Legal an effective litigation management system and monitor its implementation.

Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to assist the Litigation Unit and others in the Company to increase efficiency and maximize the use of available resources.

Take a role in setting, recommending and executing strategies that will ensure the Company’s legal collection interests are represented in the best, most cost‐effective manner.

Ensure that all customer litigation activities are conducted in strict compliance with legal and ethical standards.

Negotiate and/or assist Head of Remedial and external counsels to negotiate settlements in respect of legal accounts. Prepare settlement proposals and related agreements (in consultation with Head of Legal and/or external counsels, when required).

Supervise the Litigation Unit team members in their day-to-day tasks, ensuring that all critical processes are conducted in a timely, accurate and efficient manner, and provide guidance, mentorship and training to Litigation Unit team members to ensure consistent and effective execution of strategies.

Ensure efficient allocation of customer legal accounts to the respective coordinators and monitor and supervise efficiency and timeliness of document compilation and account transfers to external counsels.

Directly manage and oversee major and/or critical customer litigation in consultation with Head of Remedial and Head of Legal and provide necessary reports in respect thereof.

Manage, review and oversee performance of the Company’s litigation external counsels and private executors and report to Head of Remedial, Head of Legal and senior management in respect thereof.

Attend expert meetings (whether appointed by the Company or against the Company) and oversee related submission of documents and responses.

Advise in consultation with Head of Remedial, Head of Legal and external counsels (as applicable) internal stakeholders on trends in litigation, precedents and changes in relevant statutes and regulations, for purposes of recommending strategies regarding pending litigation and to mitigate future litigation.

Investigate and respond to customer legal account complaints, seeking Head of Remedial, Head of Legal and/or external counsel feedback, where required.

Keep the Head of Remedial (and Head of Legal, when required) informed of case developments, potential risks and proposed strategies while maintaining clear and open lines of communication.

Be responsible for preparing periodic case update reports detailing progress and potential risks, including providing updates as and when required by senior management.

Stay up to date with relevant regulations, best practices and legal precedents and apply such knowledge the Company’s customer litigation portfolio.

Ensure appropriate, accurate and organized record keeping of all Litigation Unit activities in accordance with internal policies and procedures and legal/regulatory requirements.

Qualification :

Education

A minimum of BSc. in Law, or equivalent

Experience

A minimum of 5 years in the same field

Certificates and Licenses

No special license is required.

Competencies

• Strong legal research and analytical skills.
• In-depth knowledge of regulations and industry standards.
• Strong communication, negotiation, problem solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Hight ethical standards and a commitment to maintaining client confidentiality.
• Displays strategic thinking capabilities.