In-house Generalist - Financial services
- Recruiter
- Taylor Root
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 08 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 05 Apr 2018
- Ref
- 893062PP
- Contact
- Penny Parker
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Banking, Derivatives
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A role has arisen for a legal counsel to join a prestigious clearing house in London on a permanent basis, reporting to the Head of Legal, doing a very broad role, involving commercial, derivatives and regulatory work.
Detailed JD
- providing legal support for new areas of business, which require the application of both legal advisory and commercial drafting skills in a commercial context;
- liaising with counsel to procure new or update existing jurisdictional legal opinions and draft amendments.
- providing general legal support to the organisation as a whole; including clearing businesses, risk area, treasury function and on-boarding teams - including reviewing general contracts , ISDA and GMRA documentation and providing general regulatory advice on topics such as EMIR, MiFID II/MiFIR, CRD IV, settlement finality and recovery and resolution..
The role requires a lawyer to work in a highly regulated, yet also very commercially driven, environment. You will be qualified with at least 3 PQE in the area of financial services law gained with a leading law firm or in house organisation.
Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.