Legal Counsel Equity Derivatives Investment Banking

3 days ago


London UK, UK, United Kingdom Bruin Full time

Legal Counsel -VP Equity Derivatives Legal- Global Banking -London with Flex Working


  • Join an established market leading Legal Corporate Equity Derivatives team
  • Provide legal support for the Equity Derivatives businesses across the bank & support both flow and structured equity derivatives trading.
  • Provide Regulatory change advice


The Role

  • Transactional support to the Corporate Equity Derivatives and Synthetic Prime Brokerage businesses; advising on, and drafting documentation using the ISDA Equity Derivatives definitions.
  • Working closely with the Front office structuring teams across EMEA and globally and across the wider legal team
  • Developing and implementing policies and procedures applicable to the business area to minimise legal risks.
  • Regulatory Change: In addition to transaction support, the role will include advising on and helping to implement regulatory change projects as well as programmes to enable the strategic development of the business area.
  • Management of external counsel including responsibility for legal spend



Candidate Profile


  • Qualified lawyer with either experience of equity derivatives transactions gained in either private practice or in-house or relevant applicable background in financial services with transferrable skills
  • Ideally with detailed knowledge and understanding of the industry standard documentation for equity derivatives and the regulatory framework applicable to such transactions.


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