Title: Court Co-ordinator
Total Position: 1
Industry: Banking/Financial Services
Department: Support Services
Type: Permanent ( firstshift )
Location: Karachi,Lahore
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Degree Title: LLB
Career Level: Entry Level
Required Experience: Fresh - 2 Years(Experience in Financial Institution will be preferred)
Work Permit: Pakistan
Required Travel: Not Required
Apply By: Aug 15, 2010
Posted On: Jul 29, 2010
| Job Description:
- Working under supervision of the Manager - Law with the external Lawyers for administration of the cases under litigation
- Ensuring that all cases are progressing in a timely manner in accordance with standing instructions and policies of Meezan Bank
- Examining complete record files available with the branch and selecting the record / correspondence and identifying weaknesses of MBL if any to be ratified before filing the case.
- Coordinating between branch/function and the external lawyer and providing litigation support to the external lawyers, including without limitation, preparing witness statements.
- Attending the courts on all dates of hearing and ensuring that MBL's lawyers are are available when the case is called and they neither unnecessarily request the adjournment or give their consent for adjournment of case, if so requested by the other party.
- Preparing and submitting to Manager - law response to legal notices received
- Reporting to Manager - Law any action required by MBL in any case under litigation and ensuring that action is taken within minimum possible time.
- Promptly updating the data and case record of cases as maintained by Officer Legal Services and ensuring that case progress on each date of hearing is properly recorded with the date of next hearing.
- Anticipating and aggressively acting on the likely tactics of opposing counsel
- Managing discovery and document production effectively and efficiently
- Helping the lawyers with administrative activities associated with case files including research; report writing; word processing; and searches.
- Compiling briefs and other litigation documents for counsel, including photocopying, indexing and typing instructions.
- Arranging from concerned department / authorities veracity of the security documents including Permission to Mortgage etc.received by Meezan Bank as security.
- Managing land registry searches and obtaining Search Certificates Non Encumbrance Certificates, extract from record of rights etc, of the properties offered to MBL as security.
- Advising and facilitating registration of Mortgage Deeds, entry in the Record of Rights and Mutation in favour of Meezan Bank Limited
- Arranging registration of property documents owned or acquired on rent by Meezan Bank Limited
- Participating in the Legal Audit and reviewing the cases assigned either exclusively or with Law Officers / External Lawyers as may be directed by the Head of Legal Department and submitting report to the Manager Law
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