Job Description
Legal Counsel -VP Equity Derivatives Legal- Global Banking -London with Flex Working
* Join an established market leading Legal Corporate Equity Derivatives team
* Provide legal support for the Equity Derivatives businesses across the bank & support both flow and structured equity derivatives trading.
* Provide Regulatory change advice
The Role
* Transactional support to the Corporate Equity Derivatives and Synthetic Prime Brokerage businesses; advising on, and drafting documentation using the ISDA Equity Derivatives definitions.
* Working closely with the Front office structuring teams across EMEA and globally and across the wider legal team
* Developing and implementing policies and procedures applicable to the business area to minimise legal risks.
* Regulatory Change: In addition to transaction support, the role will include advising on and helping to implement regulatory change projects as well as programmes to enable the strategic development of the business area.
* Management of external counsel including responsibility for legal spend
Candidate Profile
* Qualified lawyer with either experience of equity derivatives transactions gained in either private practice or in-house or relevant applicable background in financial services with transferrable skills
* Ideally with detailed knowledge and understanding of the industry standard documentation for equity derivatives and the regulatory framework applicable to such transactions.