Senior Paralegal

About the role

The Senior Paralegal (Legal Operations) supports our day-to-day legal operational needs by managing legal request intake, coordinating contract lifecycle administration, maintaining legal documentation and trackers, and ensuring audit-ready legal records. The role works closely with Business, Compliance & Operations teams and closely coordinates with Group Legal and external counsel to deliver timely, compliant, and well-controlled outcomes.

Responsibilities

• A. Legal Request Intake & Triage (BAU Front Door)
• Own the legal request intake channel(s) (email/form/ticket) and ensure completeness of
• required information.
• Log all requests into a matter/contract tracker with priority, owner, due date, and next steps.
• Triage requests
• (i) routine/template,
• (ii) requires Group Legal review,
• (iii) requires external
• counsel,
• (iv) urgent escalation.
• Maintain agreed service levels (SLA) and stakeholder communication.
• B. Contract Lifecycle Administration
• Coordinate contract preparation, redlines, approvals routing, signature/ execution, and final
• archiving.
• Maintain strict version control and ensure the executed contract pack is complete (final,
• annexes, approvals evidence).
• Track renewals, expiries, and obligations; send reminders to owners and escalate risks early.
• Maintain a signing authority / delegation-of-authority (DoA) reference and ensure the correct
• signatory is used.
• C. Templates, Playbooks & Checklists (Operationalization)
• Maintain standard contract templates approved by Group Legal (e.g., NDA, vendor agreement,
• partner agreement) and ensure latest approved versions are used.
• Maintain clause guidance/playbooks for common negotiation points (approved by Group Legal).
• Build and maintain legal checklists for recurring workflows (vendor onboarding, partnership
• launch, data sharing, marketing approvals).
• D. Support to Lending & Collections (Documentation Operations)
• Support operational legal documentation for lending processes as assigned (correct template,
• correct version, correct execution).
• Coordinate with collections and counsel for demand letters / notices / case file packs, ensuring
• evidence and chronology completeness.
• Maintain trackers for collections-related legal matters (status, next steps, deadlines,
• outcomes).
• E. Corporate & Regulatory Documentation Support (Coordination)
• Support preparation of board/shareholder documentation packs (resolutions, registers, signing
• packs) under direction of Head of Ops and/or Group Legal.
• Maintain a calendar of recurring legal deliverables (filings, renewals, key contract deadlines)
• and coordinate internal owners.
• Assist in audit/document requests by retrieving supporting legal records and trackers.
• F. Group Legal Coordination & External Counsel
• Prepare counsel instruction packs (facts, documents, timeline, business objective) and
• maintain a matter tracker for each engagement.
• Coordinate meetings and follow-ups; consolidate comments and ensure outcomes are
• documented.
• Support invoice validation (scope vs deliverables) and route for approvals per internal controls
• (if applicable).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent; admission to bar is a plus but not a requirement.
• 2-5 years in legal support / contract administration / paralegal / legal operations, preferably in
• financial services, fintech, telecom, or regulated industries.
• Strong documentation discipline and attention to detail; able to manage multiple workstreams and
• deadlines.
• Contract lifecycle coordination, tracking, and version control.
• Strong stakeholder management and follow-up discipline.
• Ability to build simple process improvements (checklists, trackers, intake forms).
• Strong written communication (English and Myanmar, as required).
• Integrity, confidentiality, and risk awareness.
• Experience supporting corporate documentation, filing coordination, or regulatory documentation
• in a licensed financial institution.
• Familiarity with e-signature tools, document management systems, and contract repositories
• (SharePoint/Drive/CLM systems).
• Exposure to loan documentation and collections/legal case file preparation.

How to apply: Apply via CityJobs, the City Holdings group career site, using the Apply button. Apply here: https://cityjobs.com.mm/vacancy/legal-and-compliance/1821/