Description de la société

ING Belgium NV/SA is a financial institution focusing its core activities on Retail & Private Banking and Wholesale Banking. The bank caters about 3 million clients in Belgium with a wide range of financial products via the distribution channel of their choice.

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The team

The team's supported deal flow comprises a wide variety of legal questions related to lending transactions with ING Belgium’s professional clients (ranging from small self-employed and SME’s to international corporate groups).

Our expertise includes among others:

Loan agreements (bilateral, club deal and syndicated)
Specialized lending such as acquisition finance, real estate finance, factoring, stock finance, trade finance (bank guarantees, L/C,…), institutional client lending (government support + public tenders),…
Security agreements (mortgage, pledge, parent and other guarantees, retention of title,…)
Company law
Cash management (domestic)

Roles and responsibilities

You will support your business line by a.o.:

Advising on complex contracts and structures in various domains concerning business lending, such as trade finance (bank guarantees, letters of credit, standby letters of credit, documentary collection,…), real estate finance, public aid and public procurement.
Developing and maintaining loan and security documentation
Drafting divers contract templates
Having regular contacts both with a wide range of internal clients (front office, back office, credit deciders, credit risk management, compliance, credit restructuring, recovery, compliance,…) as well as with external parties (e.g. lawyers, notaries, bank lawyers of other Belgian banks, government authorities,…)
Managing legal claims, sometimes in corporation with external legal counsels
Keeping track of and informing our internal clients of developments in legislation, regulations, jurisprudence and best practices
Advising on the implementation of internal policies and instructions
Participating in working groups both within ING (Group) as within external organizations (e.g. Febelfin,…)
Identifying and managing legal risks

Desired Skills & Experience

5 years of relevant experience
Master degree in Belgian Law
Strong analytical skills and ability to deliver high quality work in a straightforward, easily understandable and straight to the point way
Strong written and oral communication skills, and ability to work independently and in teams
Ability to deliver high-quality work under deadlines
Fluent Dutch, French and English, written and spoken

Rewards and benefits

A clear purpose, a range of flexible compensation and other benefits:

Personal growth & challenging work with many opportunities to realise your ambitions
An informal, dynamic environment with innovative colleagues supporting your endeavours
A progressive and flexible way of working, where new ideas are valued ahead of convention
A hybrid way of working, allowing employees to split their time between working in the office and working from home, with a possibility for international remote working
Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues and stakeholders in an international environment
Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.

Furthermore, you can count on a range of opportunities to invest in your personal and professional growth, in close collaboration with all relevant internal and external stakeholders, and with continued interaction within the Legal Department.

Hiring manager : Jelle Vandenbroucke
Recruiter : Marie-Pierre Longerstay

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