In House Counsel
- Recruiter
- Legal Professionals
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Highly competitive rate
- Posted
- 24 May 2017
- Closes
- 16 Jun 2017
- Ref
- MAE15016
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Banking, Derivatives, Regulatory
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
THE COMPANY
Our client, a well-established securities business is seeking a 3 year+ PQE Derivatives Lawyer to join their team on a 6 month contract basis.
THE ROLE
The In-house Counsel / Lawyer will be reporting directly to the Head of Legal and will work alongside the wider team advising Fixed Income, Equity securities and Derivatives businesses on both transactional and non-transactional work.
You will be responsible for:
- Providing general legal advice on transactional activity across a variety of products (derivatives, repo, securities etc.) including trade confirmations, clearing, custody and settlements matters
- Draft, review and negotiate transactional and collateral documentation negotiation, including: ISDAs, GMRAs, GMSLAs, etc;
- Advising on current and upcoming regulations ( e.g. EMIR, MiFID II etc) to ensure the organisation is fully compliant
THE CANDIDATE:
- The ideal candidate will have c.3 years PQE+* Lawyer or equivalent experience in OTC derivatives trading documentation working in-house or private practice.
- Experience and demonstrable understanding of the financial markets regulation is desirable
*Candidates outside of this bracket will be considered if they are able to demonstrate the prerequisite experience required.