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Legal Counsel - Fixed Income

New York, New York Permanent $25,000 - $265,000 per year View Job Description
The Legal Counsel will join the Global Markets legal team of a growing investment bank and will be responsible for providing primary legal support to the structured products fixed income sales and trading desks.
  • 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
Quote job ref
JN-052026-7025651

Job summary

Function
Legal
Subsector
Legal Subsector
Industry
Financial Services
Location
New York
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jennifer Pettigrew
Job reference
JN-052026-7025651
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