Assistant Manager (Legal) – State Mortgage & Investment Bank Colombo

Assistant Manager (Legal) – State Mortgage & Investment Bank

SMIB, as the premier housing bank to the Nation, is in the process of restructuring the bank's operation to offer a higher level of customer satisfaction and a wider variety of services. As a stitch, we invite applications from candidates who have demonstrated dynamic leadership roles and make full commitment to achieving business goals with relevant qualifications and experience for the following post.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake drafting plaints, affidavits, petitions and filing cases at the relevant Courts and appearing in those Court cases.
• Carry out examination of title documents, perusing title insurance policy and preparing devolution of titles (pedigree) and all related legal documentation.
• Carry out drafting, preparing and attesting mortgage bonds, indentures, supplementary mortgage bonds, releases of bonds, portion of releases, indenture for reschedule of loan, endorsement of cancellation of sales, preparing certificate of sales and releases, endorsements of legal documents such as agreement
• Carry out work in relation with cancellation of mortgage bonds and EPF loans after settlements
• Conduct searches at the Land Registries for self-ascertain facts where necessary.
• Carry out interviewing loan applicants and otl1er customers and guide them when necessary.
• Carry out consultation with  counselors and panel lawyers with regard to the matters referred by the management.

Qualifications: 

• An Attorney-at-Law with a Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized university.

Experience:

• 03 years of executive experience in Civil law court practice along with conveyance practice and other related legal work in a public or private sector institution. Preference will be given to candidates with wide experience in /civil Court & Notarial work. Be computer literate.
• Experience in a Banking institution or recognized financial institution will be an added qualification.

Salary Scale:

• Rs. 113,040-1,880 x 20-150,640/-per month together with the Bank approved allowances.(Cost of Living, Rei1t & 10% Allowance. Total monthly gross salary would be Rs.210, 000/- approximately). 

Age:

• Not more than 40 years (However, the age limit will not apply to those already employed in a state sector organization)