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Counsel - Fixed Income

Full-time

  • Investment bank legal team hiring to support fixed income sales and trading desk
  • Transaction and advisory focused legal role for fixed income business units

About Our Client

Global investment bank with growing legal team.

Job Description

  • Serve as legal point person, providing transactional and advisory support to fixed income sales and trading desks
  • Advise on deal-contingent hedging strategies and related swap transactions
  • Review and analyze M&A documentation, including asset purchase agreements, NDAs, and commitment letters
  • Evaluate credit agreements and transaction documents for project finance deals
  • Counsel on securities law matters and support ongoing structured note programs
  • Manage global outside counsel to assess execution risk and closing probability for acquisition and financing transactions tied to derivatives
  • Partner with business, risk, and external stakeholders to identify and resolve legal issues in structured cash and derivatives transactions
  • Respond to cross-functional inquiries (trading, sales, risk, operations, finance, on-boarding) on legal, credit, and documentation matters
  • Support ad hoc legal initiatives and special projects as needed

The Successful Applicant

  • JD from ABA accredited law school
  • Admission to NY State Bar
  • 4+ years of experience gained at a top law firm working with structured products, OR gained in-house providing legal transaction and advisory support to investment bank's fixed income sales and trading desk
  • Strong understanding of derivatives and fixed income structured products
  • Strong knowledge of a wide range of financial products, having advised on new product launches within the investment banking space
  • Experience advising senior stakeholders within and investment bank
  • Excellent drafting and negotiating skills
  • Strong understanding of regulatory laws and compliance matters relating to sales and trading businesses
  • Team player

What's on Offer

  • Hybrid role in New York City office
  • Competitive base salary
  • Cash bonus
  • Growth opportunities

Contact

Jennifer Pettigrew

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Vacancy posted a month ago
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