Location: New YorkWe are looking for a qualified attorney to join our Structured Products team in New York in a senior legal documentation drafting role. Our team provides legal documentation drafting and issuance support to cross-asset structured products businesses at a range of Tier 1 Investment Banks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft and review legal documentation (Pricing Supplements including preliminary and final, and ancillary documentation) for structured product transactions, including complex or novel payoffs.
- Own and manage a pipeline queue of transactions to strict deadlines, with minimal oversight.
- Provide legal advice and judgment on documentation and templates for new or adapted payoffs, liaising directly with internal legal departments and external counsel as needed.
- Act as a key point of escalation for complex legal or documentation issues.
- Mentor and provide guidance to paralegals and junior members of the documentation team.
- Drive process improvements and lead adoption of technology for document automation.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client contacts in Operations, Structuring, Legal and Trading
Required Qualifications & Skills:- J.D. and active bar admission (New York bar preferred) required.
- 5+ years of post-qualification experience within the financial services industry drafting issuance documentation for securities or structured products, or complex/non-standard derivatives.
- Deep experience working on structured products and/or derivative transactions, including exposure to complex or bespoke payoffs.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise legal judgment, and take ownership of a high-volume transaction pipeline.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and in written form.
- Ability to prioritize workflows in order to meet deadlines.
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and deliver high quality work.
- Strong work ethic proven by previous working experience.
- Excellent Microsoft Suite skills (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook).
Salary Range: $175,000 - $225,000
As the selection and interview process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible. If your profile is selected, a member of our team will contact you. For this role a valid work authorization for the US is mandatory.
