Job Summary
We are looking fora Legal Counsel to join a leading international bank, supporting its Financial Markets and Group Treasury business across the Asia Pacific region. This 8-month contract role offers extensive regional exposure, working on complex derivatives, treasury and capital markets transactions, while partnering with stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
Mandatory Skill-set
- Law degree with a common law background
- Must have 6-10 years PQE in financial markets legal practice
- Strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating ISDA Agreements, Credit Support Documents (CSA/CSD), repurchase agreements and securities lending agreements
- Good knowledge of financial markets products and derivatives transactions
- Experience advising on financial markets transactional and/or regulatory matters.
Desired Skill-set
- Admission to a Commonwealth law jurisdiction preferred
- Experience in regulatory implementation and/or notes issuance.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal advisory support to the Financial Markets and Group Treasury businesses across the Asia Pacific region
- Draft, review and negotiate financial markets documentation, including ISDA Agreements, Credit Support Documents, repurchase agreements, securities lending agreements, term sheets and trade confirmations
- Review legal opinions and analyse applicable laws and regulatory requirements impacting financial markets activities
- Advise stakeholders on local, regional and global legal and regulatory developments, and support regulatory implementation initiatives
- Draft pricing supplements and review documentation relating to notes issuance under the bank's funding programmes
- Partner closely with Front Office, Risk, Compliance, Operations and other internal stakeholders to support business initiatives
- Liaise with external legal counsel on transactional matters and specialist legal advice
- Collaborate with legal teams across global offices to ensure consistency in documentation, policy and best practices
- Participate in regional and global legal projects to enhance documentation standards and legal processes.
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