Director, Managing Counsel

• Hybrid role with 4 days in office.
• Exciting opportunity to join growing legal team of investment bank.

About Our Client

Bank.

Job Description

• Provide legal advice on range of broker-dealer and bank services including institutional trading of equity and fixed income securities, originations of equity and fixed income instruments, ETFs, and municipal securities offerings, and the offering of outsourced trading services.
• Providing advice and assistance to business, Credit, Risk and Compliance partners concerning legal, regulatory and reputational issues arising from fixed income equities businesses.
• Advising on new markets, new product and service development, and strategic business initiatives
• Working closely with internal clients.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal contracts and other documents
• Monitoring, interpreting and communicating on proposed regulations and their application to the business
• Overseeing and managing the retention of outside counsel on business initiatives and other matters.
• Maintaining an understanding of global regulatory issues.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Director, Managing Counsel should have:

• JD.
• NY Bar admission.
• Minimum 10 years of experience at a law firm and/or large financial institution covering fixed income and equity sales and trading activities.
• Knowledge of current regulatory issues impacting institutional sales and trading and capital markets businesses.
• Ability to provide strategic legal advice in a busy environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to staying informed about legal trends in the financial services industry.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive annual salary
• Performance-based cash bonus.
• Hybrid model.

Contact

Jennifer Pettigrew

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