Associate

Overview

Associate role in NAB's Legal Services team in Gurugram, supporting Business Banking legal work, paralegal functions and relationship-led collaboration with lawyers and bankers.

What you'll do

• Proactively work towards proficiency in all work types relevant to your role and actively maintain proficiency in all work types related to your role
• Provide assistance and support to junior colleagues
• Complete new work types with high levels of complexity from other internal legal teams
• Collaborate with lawyers in DTLO and other lines of business to support large scale projects and initiatives
• Collaborate effectively with other Legal teams across NAB, utilised by in-house counsel on an ad-hoc or ongoing basis to better manage their teams and increase the capability of existing teams
• Communicate concisely, clearly and calmly to bankers and help continue to strengthen relationships
• Embrace continuous improvement through pro-active involvement in, and implementation of, initiatives which drive simplifying processes and continuous improvement
• Focus on a continuous growth mindset
• Work together positively with each Legal Services colleague, internal and external stakeholders

What you'll need

• 1-3 years of overall experience in related field/Industry
• Previous experience with performance of tasks that require knowledge of legal concepts
• Familiarity with Legal Services paralegal functions and relevant NAB systems (e.g. Siebel, Elite (soon to be WorkEasy) and iManage)
• Customer focus and strategic mindset
• Transactional background
• Understanding of legal language and principles, research methods and other related matters
• Highly developed organisational and time management skills along with strong attention to detail
• Understanding of relevant Business Banking functions to which Legal Services are provided
• Broad range of interpersonal and relationship management skills to support and enable positive outcomes for our customers
• Ability to problem solve, act autonomously and with sound judgment
• High level computer literacy, including demonstrated experience with word processing functions using Microsoft Office package and the use of databases and customer request management systems and an ability to learn new systems
• Excellent drafting and research skills
• Qualified lawyer - Bachelor of Laws is essential

Details

• Location: DLF Downtown, Sector 25A Phase 3, Block 3, Gurugram, India
• Work type: Permanent
• Flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working and job sharing are offered