Were seeking someone to join our team as an Associate in the Legal and Compliance division.

In the Legal Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firms management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This is an Associate position within the Attorney - Enterprise in Private Banking Group Legal (PBG Legal) that serves as the legal advisor to Morgan Stanleys Private Banking Group, supporting the development, distribution, and administration of cash management and lending solutions offered through Morgan Stanleys banking platforms. The team provides strategic legal counsel on product governance, regulatory compliance, contractual arrangements, and risk mitigation to help deliver seamless banking and financing solutions to Wealth Management clients and their families

What youll do in the role:
- Review and analyze Powers of Attorney (POAs) to assess agent authority and applicable legal requirements for client accounts.




- Provide legal guidance to branch personnel on POA-related matters and permissible agent actions.
- Address branch inquiries, conduct legal research, and prepare summaries of agent powers and legal implications.
- Identify legal risks, restrictions, and documentation issues associated with POAs Conduct legal due diligence on trusts, LLCs, partnerships, and other entities to assess governance, authority, execution requirements, and lending eligibility.
- Evaluate borrowing, asset pledge, and third-party pledgor authority, identifying legal restrictions, documentation gaps, and transactional risks.
- Prepare legal analyses, review worksheets, and risk assessments to support lending and client transactions.
- Review Private Banking product marketing materials to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, disclosure, and governance requirements.
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, Product, Marketing, and Business stakeholders to provide legal guidance, manage approvals, mitigate risks,

📌 Private Banking Group/Wealth Management Advisory Legal, Associate (Mumbai)
🏢 Morgan Stanley
📍 Mumbai