12 month fixed term contract (CDD) - Junior legal specialist M/F

Vacancy details

General information

Organisation

At 31 December 2023, the Dexia Group will have around 500 members of staff. In addition to Brussels and Paris, the Group has a limited international presence in Ireland, Italy and the United States.
The Dexia Group is in orderly resolution as a bank until 31 December 2023. In July 2023, the Group applied for the withdrawal of the banking and investment services authorisations of Dexia (formerly Dexia Crédit Local), which was approved by the European Central Bank in December 2023, with an implementation date of 1 January 2024.
Since 1 January 2024, Dexia (formerly Dexia Crédit Local) has therefore continued its orderly resolution as a non-bank.
Dexia offers great diversity and a real transversality of business lines and missions which enrich the professional experience of its members of staff.

Joining Dexia is a promise to evolve in a dynamic environment and to stimulate your career by developing new skills!

  

Reference

2024-437  

Position description

Job title

12 month fixed term contract (CDD) - Junior legal specialist M/F

Contract type

CDD

Job description

The Dexia Group, a former banking group under orderly resolution since 2012, with its main establishments in Brussels and Paris and branches in Ireland, the United States and Rome, is looking for a junior legal specialist for its Rome branch. The junior legal specialist will be tasked with managing transactions and relationships with Italian public-sector institutions, including related disputes.

 This post based in Rome is for a temporary contract. Compensation will be commensurate with the past relevant experience that the candidate brings to the position.

 

The junior legal specialist will:

- support the local legal counsel

·       in managing complex disputes involving the Italian and UK judicial authorities, in relation to financing and swap transactions with Italian public-sector institutions.

·       in managing relationships with external lawyers.

·       in assessing the legal impacts of the activities carried out by the branch.

- provide internal reporting on status of disputes.

- prepare supporting documentation for the branch’s decision-making bodies and central bodies relating to matters within the branch’s remit. 

- help to ensure that all legal acts connected with the branch’s activities are correct in both substance and form and are compliant with laws and regulations.

Profile

Required:

 

  • Final Italian Law Degree from a reputable University; preference will be given to candidates who have passed a bar examination.

  • Two to three years of professional experience, preferably gained at a professional law practice or in a multinational company in a similar role in Italian Law.

  • Sound knowledge of Italian administrative, civil and procedural law.

  • Excellent Italian speaking and writing skills; Advanced proficiency in English (knowledge of French is a plus).

  • Working knowledge of commonly used software suites.

  • Strong analytical skills, clarity of thought and expression, strong negotiation and relationship management skills, a keen customer focus, strong problem-solving abilities, and an ability to work in a team are also appreciated.

Position location

Job location

Europe, Italy