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Job Survey: Legal Officer

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Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: Other Graduate Degree



Job Responsibilities
Preparation of Loan agreements - 4 hours a day. Review of Loan Agreements - 4 hours a day. Review of Credit Facility Approvals - 1 hour a day. Review of Other agreements - 5 hours a week. Preparation of other banking agreements - 5 hours a week.
Job Requirements
Quality of Classes - Average. Ease of getting quality classes - Average. Grading - Good. Professors - Good. Workload - Good.
Uppers
The fact that I'm not requird to sit at my desk all day, and can move around. The salary for the job in general is also good.
Downers
The hours for bankers are really loooooooooooooong.
Lifestyle
Long work hours, but I get to do a lot of travelling and the office social events are fun coz we get to organize them ourselves. Our dress code from Monday to Thursday is formal while on Fridays we go semi-casual.
Compensation
Good Salary, profit sharing, allocation of bank's shares/stocks and medical benefits.
Advice to Jobseekers
Make sure you invest as you earn. Don't feel that the money will keep coming, coz u never know. Always have something to fall back on.

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