Legal, Global Banking and Markets Lawyer, Equity and Fund Trading, Associate/VP, Birmingham - #1707502

Legal, Global Banking and Markets Lawyer, Equity and Fund Trading, Associate/VP, Birmingham location_on Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

OUR IMPACT

The Legal division work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators. Whether you’re an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right for you.

YOUR IMPACT

We are looking for a junior lawyer to join the Global Banking & Markets legal team in Birmingham, focusing on supporting our EMEA equity and fund trading desks. The role involves a mix of transactional, trading and regulatory advice on a broad range of equity, derivative and fund products from high profile strategic transactions to our innovative proprietary indices.

Any experience in equities or fund products would be helpful, but is not a requirement - we are more interested in your enthusiasm and willingness to learn. You will work extensively with colleagues across the global banking and markets legal team as well as the wider legal division and with stakeholders in sales, structuring and trading as well as compliance and operations in multiple locations across the globe.

The role sits within a team of seven lawyers, split between London, Birmingham, Frankfurt and Warsaw covering the full spectrum of equity products and trading activities including our proprietary index business, alternative fund structuring team, flow and strategic equity derivatives and margin lending.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Birmingham based lawyer within the legal division supporting a range of equity and fund businesses.


• Advising trading businesses on a variety of regulatory, documentation, risk management and cross-border legal issues


• Working through the legal and regulatory impacts for a variety of cross-border products, in particular in relation to innovative fund products and algorithmic indices


• Helping to advise on the interpretation and practical impact of regulatory reforms on the equities business


• Assisting with the structuring, negotiation and drafting of transactional documents, including coordination with external counsel


• Providing equity product expertise internally in the legal division and across the firm on regulatory implementation and business change projects

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Newly-Qualified / Junior Lawyer qualified to practice in England and Wales or an EU jurisdiction.


• Interested in and ideally with some exposure to finance (e.g. funds, capital markets, structured products, derivatives or regulatory)


• Intellectual curiosity that will enable you to learn about our businesses and effectively identify legal and regulatory issues in new areas


• Confident drafting and reviewing legal agreements, with strong attention to detail.


• Organised and pro-active in a fast-paced business environment


• Team player with strong interpersonal skills, who can collaborate successfully with a diverse range of stakeholders including trading and sales personnel, control functions and legal specialists globally.


• Previous in-house experience (including on secondment) is helpful.
  
  

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