Counsel - Fixed Income
- Investment bank legal team hiring to support fixed income sales and trading desk
- Transaction and advisory focused legal role for fixed income business units
About Our Client
Global investment bank with growing legal team.
Job Description
- Serve as legal point person, providing transactional and advisory support to fixed income sales and trading desks
- Advise on deal-contingent hedging strategies and related swap transactions
- Review and analyze M&A documentation, including asset purchase agreements, NDAs, and commitment letters
- Evaluate credit agreements and transaction documents for project finance deals
- Counsel on securities law matters and support ongoing structured note programs
- Manage global outside counsel to assess execution risk and closing probability for acquisition and financing transactions tied to derivatives
- Partner with business, risk, and external stakeholders to identify and resolve legal issues in structured cash and derivatives transactions
- Respond to cross-functional inquiries (trading, sales, risk, operations, finance, on-boarding) on legal, credit, and documentation matters
- Support ad hoc legal initiatives and special projects as needed
The Successful Applicant
- JD from ABA accredited law school
- Admission to NY State Bar
- 4+ years of experience gained at a top law firm working with structured products, OR gained in-house providing legal transaction and advisory support to investment bank's fixed income sales and trading desk
- Strong understanding of derivatives and fixed income structured products
- 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
- Strong understanding of regulatory laws and compliance matters relating to sales and trading businesses
- Team player
What's on Offer
- Hybrid role in New York City office
- Competitive base salary
- Cash bonus
- Growth opportunities
Contact
Jennifer Pettigrew
Quote job ref
JN-052026-7025651
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