Structured Notes Lawyer - VP

This role is for a Structured Notes Lawyer at the VP level in MUFG's Legal Department, requiring 5-7 years of experience in structured products. The candidate should possess strong technical understanding and be adept at engaging with clients and business units on complex legal matters.

A prestigious opportunity has arisen for a Structured Notes Lawyer at Vice President level to join the highly respected Legal Department of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in London. This role is ideal for a mid level legal counsel with a passion for structured products and a desire to work collaboratively across diverse teams and jurisdictions. You will be empowered to provide expert legal advice and transactional support to the structured notes businesses, engaging directly with clients and business units on complex matters.

What you'll do:

• Provide comprehensive legal advice, review, draft, and negotiate documentation for structured notes across a wide spectrum of products and underlying asset classes.
• Advise on the structuring and establishment of new and complex products as well as innovative business initiatives within the structured notes space.
• Engage directly with clients during negotiations and assist business units in explaining intricate product features in an accessible manner.
• Offer strategic guidance on legal, regulatory, reputational, and documentation matters related to structured notes transactions.
• Analyse third party distribution into multiple jurisdictions while managing associated legal and regulatory risks effectively.
• Deliver training sessions on legal and regulatory issues to employees across the Firm, enhancing overall compliance awareness.
• Participate actively in working groups and committees to contribute expertise towards firm wide projects and policy development.
• Efficiently manage external law firm engagements and monitor legal spend to ensure cost effective service delivery.
• Support both MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc on an entity neutral basis, maintaining integrity across all responsibilities.
• Identify potential conflicts of interest between entities promptly and elevate them to ensure robust governance.

What you bring:

• 5 7 years post qualification experience gained either in private practice at a major law firm or in house at a significant financial institution.
• A university degree in law with strong technical understanding of structured notes transactions.
• Demonstrated commercial awareness regarding current market trends and regulatory developments affecting structured products.
• Proven ability to build effective stakeholder relationships quickly through excellent interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to explain complex legal concepts clearly to non technical audiences.
• Experience supporting new or developing business lines with a flexible mindset suited to navigating uncertainty.
• A collaborative approach with proven success operating within team oriented or matrix environments.
• A proactive attitude and enthusiasm for driving positive change within an organisation.
• International outlook with sensitivity towards cultural differences.
• Efficient working style marked by independence, urgency, commercial acumen, pragmatism, curiosity, and accountability.

This advert will close on 21st July 2026.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.