Job Description

PQE Partners are working with a leading financial services organisation looking to appoint a financial markets lawyer to its Sydney legal team.

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The role sits within a specialist team supporting a sophisticated financial markets business, with a focus on the negotiation and management of trading and financing documentation.

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The team is open to candidates from 4+ PQE through to a significantly more senior level, with the scope and responsibilities tailored to the experience of the successful candidate.

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There is also flexibility around how the role is structured, with permanent or contract arrangements and full-time or part-time hours all open for consideration.

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Working closely with legal and business stakeholders, you will:

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- Negotiate and advise on financial markets documentation, including ISDA Master Agreements, CSAs and prime financing documentation.
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- Advise on contractual and credit risk issues across derivatives, securities and financing transactions.
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- Work closely with front office, risk, credit and operational stakeholders.
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- Support the development and improvement of documentation templates, playbooks and processes.
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- Monitor relevant regulatory developments and advise on their practical impact.
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- Contribute to process improvement, technology and automation initiatives.
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You will be a qualified lawyer with relevant financial markets experience gained within a bank, financial institution or leading law firm.

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Ideally, you will bring:

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- Experience negotiating financial markets documentation, particularly ISDA/CSA and/or prime financing documentation.
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- Knowledge of derivatives, securities lending and/or prime financing.
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- An understanding of the Australian financial services regulatory environment.
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- Solid drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
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- A commercial and pragmatic approach.
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You do not need experience across every product area. Of greater importance is a strong grounding in financial markets documentation and the ability to develop across a broader product suite.

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The legal team is lean and closely embedded with the business, giving lawyers direct exposure to key stakeholders and the commercial context behind the documentation they are negotiating.

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There is strong technical expertise within the team and a genuine opportunity to learn from experienced financial markets lawyers, while also contributing to how the documentation function develops as the business grows.

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Given the flexibility around seniority, employment structure and working hours, the team is open-minded about what the right appointment looks like and will shape the role around the experience of the successful candidate.

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📌 Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel (New South Wales)
🏢 PQE Partners
📍 New South Wales