Senior Assistant General Counsel
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United StatesFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10–15 years
- Required Skills
- NegotiationRisk Management
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials.
- 10–15 years of legal experience, including significant exposure to financial services, broker-dealer operations, or capital markets law.
- Active bar membership in any U.S. state.
- Strong expertise in corporate, securities, and regulatory law within financial institutions.
- Demonstrated experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on complex financial and transactional agreements.
- Ability to analyze and interpret complex legal and regulatory frameworks with precision.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present legal concepts clearly to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-volume, fast-moving environment.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively across business, legal, and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal counsel and strategic guidance to Fixed Income Capital Markets teams on transactional, regulatory, and occasionally litigation-related matters.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a wide range of agreements, including NDAs, MSFTAs, MSDAs, vendor agreements, and complex securities-related documentation.
- Advise senior management on legal risks, corporate actions, and regulatory implications affecting business operations.
- Manage and oversee outside counsel engagements related to capital markets and broker-dealer activities.
- Collaborate with compliance, risk, supervision, audit, and business teams to enhance policies, controls, and governance frameworks.
- Monitor and interpret evolving securities laws and financial regulations, ensuring organizational alignment and compliance.
- Support the development of legal strategies, presentations, and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Manage a portfolio of legal matters while balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
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