Legal Counsel
$250k - $300kPage Executive
About Our Client
Investment bank.
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 US law school
- NY State Bar Admission
- 3-5+ years of experience as a practicing attorney advising on structured products transactions, derivatives, regulatory matters gained at an AmLaw 100 firm and/or in-house at a financial services company
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Team player with willingness to take initiative
What’s on Offer
- Competitive base salary between $250,000-$300,000
- Bonus
- Opportunity for growth
- Work/life balance
- Hybrid role
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