Legal Counsel - Derivatives & Securities
- Recruiter
- Badenoch + Clark
- Location
- England, West Midlands, Birmingham
- Salary
- £500.00 - £650.00 per day
- Posted
- 26 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 24 Jul 2017
- Ref
- 497108-A
- Contact
- Sarah Cann
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Derivatives, Financial Services, Structured Finance
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
A leading Global Financial Services company is seeking a Legal Counsel for a 6 month maternity cover, in their offices in Birmingham.
The Legal team provides global support throughout the businesses on shore offices, corporate clients, account products and financial institutions in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Responsibilities:
*Drafting, negotiating and executing contracts in relation to derivatives, securitised derivatives, ISDA documentation, securities lending, structured products, GMRA, GMSLA etc.
*Interpreting term sheets and confidentiality agreements.
*Negotiating customer contracts, review templates and negotiate terms and conditions for products and services with global customers.
*Reviewing counterparties constitutional documents.
*Performing Legal due diligence on a global basis.
*Advising and liaising with other internal departments on the legal implications of proposed deviations.
You will be a qualified solicitor or other equivalent/relevant experience and have a strong background in Financial Services. You will have experience working with derivatives, ISDA Documentation and structured products etc. Knowledge of MiFID would be advantageous.
If you are hard working and have the ability to work under pressure in a fast paced financial services environment, I would encourage you to apply.
Badenoch & Clark is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Badenoch & Clark is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a registered Disability Symbol User.