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Director, Senior Legal Counsel - Esoteric ABS & Securitizations

Full-time

  • Opportunity to join growing legal team as senior member
  • Esoteric ABS, CLOs, CMBS/RMBS focused opportunity

About Our Client

Global bank.

Job Description

  • Provide legal support to structured finance, capital markets, and investment banking businesses across a broad range of securitization and financing transactions.
  • Support securitization transactions across a variety of asset classes, including asset-backed securities (esoteric ABS), CLOs, residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), and other structured credit products
  • Advise on CLO transactions, including warehouse facilities, new issuances, refinancings, resets, amendments, and ongoing deal management matters
  • Support a growing Structured Finance group, partnering with senior business leaders daily.

The Successful Applicant

  • JD from top US Law School
  • Admitted to NY State Bar
  • 10+ years of experience handling structured products, securitizations, CLOs, CMBS/RMBS and asset-backed securities, including esoteric ABS.
  • In-house experience advising senior business leaders on ABS transactions is required.
  • Must have strong and in-depth experience with esoteric asset-backed securitizations.
  • Ability to work autonomously.

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive base salary
  • Cash bonus
  • LTIP
  • Additional benefits
  • Hybrid role - 3x in office / 2x WFH

Contact

Jennifer Pettigrew

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Vacancy posted 27 days ago
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