Legal Counsel (Derivatives Lawyer), Legal

Key Areas of Responsibilities

•         Provide global legal support to the Equity Derivatives Department and Equity Investment Department.
•         Work closely with Sales, Trading and Structuring to provide legal advice and transactional support in relation to OTC derivatives, listed warrants and structured products transactions.
•         Provide legal support in relation to new business initiatives and projects. Keep up-to-date with new regulatory requirements in various jurisdictions where the Equity Derivatives Department and Equity Investment Department has a presence.
•         Prepare and negotiate master agreements, including ISDA Master Agreements (and CSAs), GMRA and GMSLA for the firm globally (including EQD, FICC, Commodities, Treasury, Asset Management, Securities Financing and Wealth Management).
•         Participate in internal working groups, and prepare and negotiate IM CSAs and ancillary documentation with counterparties.
•         Liaise with clients, business units, credit risk team, operations team and other infrastructure teams throughout the negotiation process, including analysing and presenting negotiation issues to the relevant stakeholders.
•         Assist in the development of templates, policies and procedures.
•         Participate in internal working groups and attend internal meetings on behalf of Legal department.
•         Assist in other ad hoc tasks as assigned.

Requirements

•         Legally qualified in a common law jurisdiction with 2-8 years of experience in an international law firm or a leading financial institution.
•         Experience and knowledge in regulations relating to OTC derivative transactions and structured products is preferred.
•         Experience with negotiation of ISDA, GMRA and GMSLA master agreements is preferred.
•         Good knowledge of the products and services offered by the firm’s Equity Derivatives Department and Equity Investment Department (including OTC derivatives and structured products) is a plus.
•         Good drafting, communication and negotiation skills.
•         Willingness and ability to provide quality service to the Business, and being able to handle pressure.
•         Excellent command of spoken and written English; and ideally, being able to review and draft documents in Chinese.
•         Proactive, willing to learn and detail-oriented.

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