Legal Counsel, Derivatives – Leading European Investment Bank

Legal Counsel, Derivatives – Leading European Investment Bank

Our client, a leading European investment bank, is looking for an experienced derivatives/structured products lawyer to join their London based team.

Responsibilities

Provision of legal support in respect of a broad range of fixed income and commodity derivatives and structured products, including some or all of the following:

• Flow commodities, credit, FX, rates and inflation derivatives;
• Structured products with various underlyings;
• Securitisation or facility-linked rating agency compliant swap and option transactions;
• Leveraged and distressed loan trading;
• Islamic derivatives;
• Private-side corporate solutions;
• Transactions relating to resource management;
• Structuring and solutions-based work in emerging and developing markets;

• Inventory financing metals, gas, oil, power and emissions products, both cash and physically settled;
• Non-quantitative structuring responsibilities.
• Coordinating execution of transactions.
• Post-trade transaction work.
• Monitoring ongoing legal, regulatory and market developments in the region affecting relevant business areas.
• Representing the bank in the European region on various local/ regional industry bodies.

Skills and Qualifications

• 4 -10 years’ post-qualification experience gained at a financial institution or international law firm.
• Primary legal experience in derivatives and/ or structured products.
• General banking legal experience is helpful.