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Derivatives Senior Associate

Employer
JMC Legal Recruitment
Location
England, London, City of London
Salary
£115000 - £135000 per annum
Closing date
7 May 2021
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Derivatives Senior Associate: Acting for investment banks, asset managers, pension schemes, funds and corporates. This top 20 Law firm offers the right platform for an unparalleled client roster and access for international secondment opportunities.

Firm

In the last 25 years, this firm has grown organically and become a global giant, to an elite corporate law firm. Regularly advises on billion-dollar deals and high profile, complex cases on behalf of the world's most powerful corporations and financial institutions. The firm's global footprint spans across 50+ offices whether operating locally or across borders from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

This progressive Top 10 global firm is unique in its multi-jurisdictional project management approach.

The innovative culture and cutting-edge system set the firm apart from their competitors - leading as experts in many sectors covering financial institutions, energy and natural resources, consumer, TMT, real estate, health and life sciences, public sector and transport. You will have the opportunity to work on high quality cross-border, complex matters with large multi-national corporations.

The firm adopts a contemporary vision, where people, culture and attitude to change are the fundamental business values. Quality is a personal pride across the firm, and staff of the highest calibre are recruited and retained, working together in a collaborative and supportive environment.

The Role:

This is an excellent opportunity for a Derivatives Senior Associate (4+ PQE) to join this Top 20 firm and be a part of the wider Finance group.

The Derivatives & Structured Products team specialise across a diverse range of products and services. Covering both transactional and advisory work, they act for investment banks, asset managers, pension schemes, funds and corporates.

The Role will include:

  • Negotiation of trading documentation including ISDA Master Agreements, GMRAs and GMSLAs
  • Advice in relation to financial collateral arrangements (including negotiation of ISDA collateral documentation, account control agreements and custody agreements)
  • Advice in relation to regulatory compliance (with a particular focus on EMIR, SFTR and MiFIR) together with associated agreements such as delegated reporting agreements and adherence to related ISDA Protocols
  • Negotiation of client clearing agreements
  • Advising prudentially regulated entities on their regulatory capital requirements including recognition of netting/collateral arrangements

Requirements:

  • You will have at least 4PQE in a City/international Derivatives team.
  • You will have experience of products and services in the Derivatives market.
  • Strong understanding of the wider Financial Services industry.
  • Good knowledge of Products and Services within Derivatives & Structured Products.
  • Strong academics and naturally entrepreneurial.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Senior associate to join the Derivatives team in their City of London Headquartered office.

Company

JMC Legal Recruitment was founded by highly experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant, Jason Connolly. His motivation to establish JMC was to create a refreshingly friendly agency with a truly consultative approach and who are always a pleasure to deal with.

We're a dynamic business with our sights set high and a growing client base spanning the country. We believe that in any business the most valuable assets are the people – and it’s true of JMC, too. Whether dealing with candidates or firms, our consultants’ passion for legal recruitment and excellent market knowledge always shines through.  Our state of the art software means our consultants are more accessible to you and we keep ahead of the curve in the changing legal landscape to ensure you are always given up to date advice.

What can you expect from us? We will always manage your expectations and come back to you with updates as soon as they become available. We pride ourselves on the highest level of integrity, as we understand that when looking for a new role or member of staff it is often highly confidential. You will find that we always take the time to really listen and understand before we advise. We will get to know you, taking into account not just technical ability, but personality and cultural fit. We’re also easy to get hold of; we appreciate that when looking for a new role it can be difficult to talk during the working day, so we will make ourselves available and find a time that works for you. Give us a call and talk to one of our friendly team today. We’re waiting to help you.

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