Derivatives Lawyer
- Recruiter
- McGregor Boyall Associates Limited
- Location
- United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 26 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 24 Dec 2018
- Ref
- BANK7
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Banking, Capital Markets, Derivatives
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
To provide legal, advisory and documentation support to Financial Markets in the region with Sales, Structuring & Trading across all asset classes with a focus on Structured Funding, Credit Derivatives/Structured Credit, Islamic Derivatives, Commodities, Bespoke Credit Solutions, Rates and Foreign Exchange, Islamic Structured Funding.
Experience and knowledge:
- Qualified lawyer, preferably in a common law jurisdiction.
- Minimum 10 years PQE
- Deep experience in derivatives across all asset classes and in particular credit.
- Experience in general commercial banking.
- Deep experience in structured finance and associated derivatives.
Judgement:
- As Senior Legal Counsel, you must be able to make judgement calls not just from a documentation perspective but also in light of the bank's policies and procedures and conduct considerations.
- Many issues which arise in the course of drafting or negotiating documentation are not legal issues but involve aspects of credit, market, event or operational risk.
- Negotiation of documentation often requires a judgement decision in which a balance must be struck between the interests of doing business and of protecting the bank.
- Must be able to adapt his/her approach to a range of legal systems which may differ considerably from the system he/she was trained in.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.