Senior Lawyer

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Blackrock, Inc. Full time

About this opportunity

BlackRock, Inc. is seeking a senior lawyer to join its in-house team in London, providing legal coverage to BlackRock Global Markets (BGM). The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing and responding to regulatory issues and questions related to BGM's trading and market-facing activities.

The global team covers a range of asset classes, including equity and fixed income cash trading, OTC derivatives, exchange-traded derivatives, prime brokerage, repos, securities lending, clearing, structured notes, foreign exchange, and digital/crypto assets.

The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in regulatory advocacy and implementation, with a strong understanding of the regulations governing these asset classes, including EMIR, MiFID II, SFTR, CSDR, and emerging regulations in the digital asset space.

The successful candidate will be able to work effectively within a team environment, but also be self-directed and able to work autonomously with minimal oversight on a day-to-day basis.

The lawyer will work closely with the BGM legal team in London, New York, San Francisco, and Hong Kong, as well as the wider legal and compliance team.

Key responsibilities:

  1. Analysing and summarising trading-related regulations and performing cross-border applicability analysis;
  2. Advising the regulatory solutions group, investment teams, and traders in connection with the implementation of trading-related regulations and their impact on BlackRock's trading and market-facing activities;
  3. Working with internal stakeholders such as the public policy group and the trading market structure team on market consultations/regulatory advocacy initiatives as well as representing BlackRock on trade association and other external regulatory-focused working groups;
  4. Special projects as required.
  5. 2 – 6 years of post-qualification experience as a lawyer with a law firm or in-house at a financial services company;
  6. Strong understanding of current regulatory framework affecting trading and investments;
  7. Commercial outlook, motivated, personable, and with attention to detail;
  8. Take ownership of problems/requirements and ensure they are resolved to meet objectives without taking shortcuts that could compromise quality.

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