About this role
About BDO
BDO Unibank, Inc. is the Philippines’ leading full-service bank, offering a wide range of financial and digital banking services. Guided by our brand promise “We Find Ways,” we are committed to delivering easy, reliable, and customer-focused services. Build your career with a trusted industry leader.
Job Summary
The Legal officer is responsible for the preparation of Petitions for Extra-Judicial Foreclosures (EJF), Writ of Possession (WOP) and handling of cases in courts and quasi-judicial agencies.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepares petitions for EJF and/or WOP.
- Handles and represents the Bank in cases in court and quasi-judicial agencies in coordination with the business team.
- Ensures the timely preparation and filing of complaints/petitions and other pleadings in courts/quasi-judicial agencies and employs measures and strategies approved by the Sections Head for the expeditious and favorable termination/resolution of cases.
- Meets, coordinates and confers with the Section Head and business team for the legal and commercial strategies most appropriate to the cases / accounts.
- Updates the Section Head, the business team and Unit Head on the status of cases pending in courts and quasi-judicial agencies.
- Ensures the timely submission of status reports and legal assessments of the cases assigned to him/her for handling or monitoring.
- Performs other tasks as may be assigned.
Qualifications
- Completed Bachelor of Laws / Juris Doctor and admission to the Philippine Bar
- At least five years of litigation experience
- Preferably with prior employment in a financial institution, including experience in loan documentation and administration
- Willing to work onsite in Ortigas
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BDO Unibank, Inc. provides equal opportunity to all qualified candidates. Hiring decisions are based on job requirements and candidate qualifications, and shall not be influenced by any consideration of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national or ethnic origin, or disability.
Other facts
About BDO Unibank
BDO is a full-service universal bank in the Philippines. It provides a complete array of industry-leading products and services including Lending (corporate and consumer), Deposit-taking, Foreign Exchange, Brokering, Trust and Investments, Credit Cards, Corporate Cash Management, and Remittances in the Philippines. Through its local subsidiaries, the Bank offers Leasing and Financing, Investment Banking, Private Banking, Rural Banking, Life Insurance, Insurance Brokerage, and Stock Brokerage services.
BDO's institutional strengths and value-added products and services hold the key to its successful business relationships with customers. Its branches remain at the forefront of setting high standards as a sales- and service-oriented, customer-focused force. BDO has one of the largest distribution networks, with more than 1,600 operating branches and over 4,500 ATMs nationwide.
Through selective acquisitions and organic growth, BDO has positioned itself for increased balance sheet strength and continuing expansion into new markets. As of 30 June 2022, BDO is the country's largest bank in terms of total resources, customer loans, deposits, and assets under management.
BDO is a publicly listed company (PLC), with its shares currently being traded at the Philippine Stock Exchange under the symbol “BDO”.
BDO Unibank is regulated by the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas. https://www.bsp.gov.ph
For concerns, please visit any BDO branch near you or reach us through any of the channels listed in the Consumer Assistance page of our website: https://www.bdo.com.ph/consumer-assistance.
Deposits are insured by PDIC up to P1 Million per depositor.
The BDO, BDO Unibank and other BDO-related trademarks are owned by BDO Unibank, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
What you'll do
- The Legal Officer is responsible for preparing petitions for Extra-Judicial Foreclosures and Writ of Possession, as well as handling cases in court and quasi-judicial agencies. They ensure timely preparation and filing of legal documents and coordinate with the business team for case strategies.
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