Senior Counsel - Fixed Income
Posted 3 hours 56 minutes ago by Page Executive
Permanent
Full Time
Legal Jobs
Lincolnshire, New York, United Kingdom, LN4 4
Job Description
- Investment bank with hybrid schedule and long term growth opportunities
- Provide legal support to securities lending, sales and trading activities
Top investment banking client
Job Description Main Responsibilities- Serve as counsel to Fixed Income sales & trading businesses, including FX, Rates, credit, derivatives, high yield, distressed trading and electronic trading, and all related legal and regulatory matters.
- Advise on regulatory considerations and new initiatives
- Perform major role in collaborating with front office, Litigation and control functions across the enterprise as needed regarding regulatory inquiries and special remediation efforts arising out of covered business lines
- Provide coverage of Title VII/Swap Dealer matters including regulatory margin requirements for OTC derivatives.
- Assist in managing external counsel relationships
- JD from US ABA accredited law school
- 3+ years of experience ideally gained at a top law firm, in-house, or a combination thereof, supporting swaps, FX, rates, credit, derivatives, high-yield, distressed trading, electronic trading, and related initiatives.
- US State Bar Admission
- Must have experience advising on repo (including sponsored and whole-loan repo), securities lending, and swaps
- Experience with
- Strong understanding of ISDA framework
- Excellent drafting and negotiating skills
- Ability to simplify legal advice for multiple stakeholders within a fast paced business
- Base salary
- Cash bonus
- Equity
- Excellent benefits
- Hybrid working model
- Opportunity for growth
- 401(k)