In House Counsel
- Recruiter
- Badenoch + Clark
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £650.00 - £850.00 per day
- Posted
- 27 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 25 Oct 2017
- Ref
- 498492-B
- Contact
- Holli Langley
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
A leading global financial services company is seeking an in house Legal Counsel to join their legal team, based in London. This is a 6 month interim cover.
The role will focus on the non-trading agreements that relate to the underlying support of the Global Markets Business.
Responsibilities:
* Negotiating custody agreements, correspondent banking agreements, collateral management agreements and other associated documentation.
* Analysis of regulatory requirements such as MiFID II, FCA rules and other applicable regulations.
* Providing legal advice, support and guidance to the project management team and Global Network Management team.
The below Skills/Qualifications are essential for this role:
* Broad Financial Services background in regulatory (MiFID and CASS) and corporate law, with a focus on custody, correspondent banking, and securities services.
* Experience working with master trading agreements with either a leading city law firm or in-house investment bank.
* Knowledge of products under migration including prime brokerage and prime finance.
* A strong understanding of EU regulations including AIFMD, UCITS, MiFID/MiFIR.
* Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
You will need to be professionally qualified with a minimum of a Law degree for this position. 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.