Director, Senior Counsel - Fixed Income

The Director, 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.

Client Details

Global investment bank with growing legal team.

Description

Reporting directly to the Head of US Legal for the investment bank, the Director, Senior Counsel will be a key part of a growing legal team and will be responsible for the following:

• Oversee and provide legal support for the fixed income business, including sales and trading and origination transactions.
• Advise on regulatory matters impacting fixed income transactions and business operations.
• Provide legal guidance on complex financial products traded within the Global Markets business.
• Work closely with traders, the sales teams and origination teams to advise on compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Engage with internal risk, compliance and regulatory teams to manage legal risks.
• Stay current on fixed income regulations and market developments.
• Support other legal matters as required in a fast-paced, complex and dynamic trading floor environment.

Profile

The successful candidate is lawyer with experience in US capital markets transactions and various regulatory matters at a large law firm and/or financial institution.

Requirements

• JD from US ABA accredited law school.
• Admission to NY State Bar.
• 10+ 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 expertise in fixed income sales and trading and regulatory matters.
• Experience with fixed income origination, including municipal securities, is a plus.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-stakes trading floor environment with complex financial products.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, complex and ever-evolving environment.
• 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.

Job Offer

• Hybrid role 2 days in New York City office
• Competitive base salary
• Cash bonus
• Equity
• Growth opportunities

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