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Executive Director, Senior Managing Counsel

New York, New York Permanent $275,000 - $300,000 per year View Job Description
The ED, Senior Managing Counsel will play a key role in covering fixed income equity sales and trading for an investment bank.
  • Hybrid role with 4 days in office.
  • Exciting opportunity to join growing legal team of investment bank.

About Our Client

Bank.

Job Description

  • Provide legal advice on range of broker-dealer and bank services including institutional trading of equity and fixed income securities, originations of equity and fixed income instruments, ETFs, and municipal securities offerings, and the offering of outsourced trading services.
  • Providing advice and assistance to business, Credit, Risk and Compliance partners concerning legal, regulatory and reputational issues arising from fixed income equities businesses.
  • Advising on new markets, new product and service development, and strategic business initiatives
  • Working closely with internal clients.
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal contracts and other documents.
  • Manage the work of paralegals and junior attorneys.
  • Monitoring, interpreting and communicating on proposed regulations and their application to the business
  • Overseeing and managing the retention of outside counsel on business initiatives and other matters.
  • Maintaining an understanding of global regulatory issues.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Director, Managing Counsel should have:

  • JD.
  • NY Bar admission.
  • Minimum 12 years of experience at a law firm and/or large financial institution covering fixed income and equity sales and trading activities.
  • Experience managing others.
  • Knowledge of current regulatory issues impacting institutional sales and trading and capital markets businesses.
  • Ability to provide strategic legal advice in a busy environment.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Commitment to staying informed about legal trends in the financial services industry.

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive annual salary
  • Performance-based cash bonus.
  • Deferred compensation.
  • Hybrid model.
Contact
Jennifer Pettigrew
Quote job ref
JN-072026-7072559

Job summary

Function
Legal
Subsector
Legal Subsector
Industry
Financial Services
Location
New York
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jennifer Pettigrew
Job reference
JN-072026-7072559
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