Senior Legal Counsel - Investment Bank - Global Markets

Senior Legal Counsel - Investment Bank - Global Markets

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JS Careers is excited to be recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel opportunity for a global Investment Bank operating in the Australian market. Our client is a looking for a VP level (8-12yrs+ PQE) financial markets lawyer with experience covering Derivatives, FICC and/or Swaps products. You will be a trusted business advisor, providing commercial legal advice on structuring of complex financial products and regulatory advice.

Suitable candidates are sought from either -

- Current in-house roles within the financial services sector - strong preference for candidates with exposure to financial markets businesses;
- Leading Australian or global private practice firms, with either general corporate and commercial experience (financial markets focus) or capital markets advisory experience;
- Australian or global regulatory bodies or regulatory advisory practices.

Duties of the role will include :

- Provide commercial legal advice on structuring complex financial products;
- Legal analysis of company obligations;
- Work as appropriate on regulatory and legal matters across a range of areas including financial services, corporate, commercial, competition, technology, intellectual property, information security, privacy and marketing;
- Responding to regulatory queries as and when required;
- Providing regular reports on regulatory activities and escalate material issues as required.

Suitable experience will include :





- 8-12yrs+ PQE) financial markets lawyer with experience covering Derivatives, FICC and/or Swaps products;
- Experience operating at a senior level in financial markets from either an in-house, private practice or regulatory context;
- Understanding of the legal, operational, compliance and regulatory issues arising in financial markets;
- Experience dealing with regulators, lawyers and market participants, demonstrating the ability to leverage personal as well as professional networks;
- Experience implementing corporate governance and compliance practices;
- Strong integrity, disciplined work ethic a self starter attitude.

For further information on this or other legal roles being recruited by the JS Careers team, please reach out to Henry Smith on

Seniority level

- Seniority level

Director

Employment type

- Employment type

Full time

Job function

- Job function

Legal
- Industries

Investment Banking, Capital Markets, and Legal Services

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📌 Senior Legal Counsel - Investment Bank - Global Markets (Sydney)
🏢 JS Careers
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