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Senior Counsel - Fixed Income

New York Permanent $245,000 - $265,000 per year View Job Description
The Senior Counsel will join the Global Markets legal team of a growing investment bank and will be responsible for providing primary legal support to the 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
  • Assist in the development of new products from a legal standpoint
  • Draft and negotiate trading and related agreements in connection with trading platforms, electronic trading, market data, software licensing and direct market access.
  • Assist in the implementation of compliance programs consistent with new legislation and regulation
  • Develop relationships with senior stakeholders in the fixed income business
  • Work directly with trading and compliance to implement and develop internal procedures and controls
  • Work with litigation and regulatory investigations teams to respond to regulatory inquiries and document requests in a timely manner
  • Stay abreast of legislative and regulatory changes within the industry

The Successful Applicant

  • JD from ABA accredited law school
  • Admission to NY State Bar
  • 6+ years of experience providing in-house legal transaction and advisory support to investment bank's fixed income sales and trading desk (ideally combined with top law firm experience)
  • 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 2 days in New York City office
  • Competitive base salary
  • Cash bonus
  • Equity
  • Growth opportunities
Contact
Jennifer Pettigrew
Quote job ref
JN-012025-6652061

Job summary

Function
Legal
Subsector
Legal Subsector
Industry
Financial Services
Location
New York
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jennifer Pettigrew
Job reference
JN-012025-6652061
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