Description:

An Investment Management Company is a leading provider of financial products and services to individual and institutional investors world-wide. Known for its strong ethical business practices and client focus, An Investment Management Company fosters a collaborative, team-oriented environment that rewards and recognizes distinguished individual performance.

As a member of An Investment Management Company's Derivatives and Global Equities Legal team, you will be responsible for a broad portfolio of legal matters related to An Investment Management Company's Derivatives and Global Equities trading and investment activity.

Responsibilities:

Draft & negotiate various legal documents for derivatives, futures, prime brokerage, TBA trading, securities lending, repurchase agreements, as well as general trading agreements and supporting documentation.
Support new services, product developments and initiatives.
Advise, counsel, and educate internal clients and business units on global legal issues impacting derivatives, futures, and/or prime brokerage as well as educate and inform for better compliance with policies, regulations and laws.
Advise, counsel and educate internal clients and business units on sanctions, index events and other topics impacting global equity markets.
Maintain a high level of expertise in applicable areas of the law, An Investment Management Company's business, the mutual fund industry, and the derivatives industry.
Maintain a high level of expertise in regulatory law, An Investment Management Company's business and products, and the investment industry. Stays abreast of industry and regulatory developments affecting An Investment Management Company, and maintains affiliations with relevant industry, compliance, and risk associations.
Demonstrates judgment, creativity and technical expertise, breadth of vision and initiative, commitment and accomplishment, communication skills.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 4 years law firm experience or in-house corporate experience in a bank, broker/dealer or investment firm.
Knowledge and experience in derivatives, securities lending, repurchase transactions, and/or custody (legal documentation and global regulatory framework), including ISDAs, CSAs, MSFTAs, Futures and Option Agreements, Prime Brokerage Agreements, MRAs, GMRAs, MSLAs, GMSLAs, Agent Lending Agreements, and/or ACAs.
Track record for highly successful contract and dispute negotiations.
Ability to develop positive relationships and work confidently and cooperatively with legal colleagues, business unit managers/employees, and external entities such as outside counsel, clients, vendors, and other business partners.

Special Factors
Sponsorship
An Investment Management Company is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.