Director, Senior Counsel - Equity Finance

New York, New York Permanent $275,000 - $315,000 per year View Job Description
Opportunity to join investment bank as Senior Equity Finance Counsel to support the equity sales and trading platform, with a focus on equity finance, running point on legla advisory for margin lending, equity repo, securities lending, delta-one swaps, etc.
  • Investment bank with hybrid 3 day in office schedule
  • Legal point person for broad range of equity finance matters

About Our Client

Investment bank.

Job Description

  • Provide legal support to business units with respect to equity sales and trading platform, focusing on equity finance (margin lending, equity repo, securities lending, delta-one swaps)
  • Support LP fund financing, full-recourse margin lending, equity repo, securities lending and delta-one equity swaps
  • Provide legal guidance on margin lending regulations, FINRA, Reg T, and Reg U compliance
  • Provide guidance on Dodd-Frank and rules applicable to Security-Based Swaps and Security-Based Swap Dealers
  • Draft and negotiate credit agreements, loan agreements and related fund financing and margin lending documentation
  • Draft and negotiate securities financing documentation, including MRAs and MSLAs and equity swap MCAs; maintain and enhance standard documentation templates
  • Partner closely with Credit, Market Risk, Collateral Management, Operations, and other internal stakeholders to address legal, operational and risk matters

The Successful Applicant

  • JD from US law school
  • Admission to NY State Bar
  • 8-10+ years practicing law, ideally a combination of top AmLaw 100 firm and in-house within a financial services institution, providing support to equity finance business
  • Must have strong margin lending, equity repo and delta-one experience
  • Strong experience with and understanding of securities regulations, including Dodd-Frank, Reg T, Reg U
  • Ability to serve as a trusted business partner to internal clients

What's on Offer

  • Competitive base salary
  • Bonus
  • Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in NYC office per week
  • Comprehensive benefits plan
  • Opportunity for growth
Contact
Jennifer Pettigrew
Quote job ref
JN-072026-7059477

Job summary

Function
Legal
Subsector
Legal Subsector
Industry
Financial Services
Location
New York
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jennifer Pettigrew
Job reference
JN-072026-7059477

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