The Senior Counsel - Treasury & Clearing will play a key role in drafting and negotiating a wide range of trading documents and other agreements.
Client Details
Global bank.
Description
Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents for Fixed Income Clearing Sponsored Member Program; including the New York law-governed Master Repurchase Agreement and the New York law-governed FICC SMP Customer Agreement.
Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents for the secured term loan business.
Provide legal advice and guidance on related rules, regulations and applicable law.
Advise business stakeholders on new potential new clearing relationships.
Develop and maintain legal templates, negotiation playbooks, guidance notes, and governance materials.
Work collaboratively, seeking guidance and input from colleagues throughout the organization. Partner with colleagues who also serve in Risk, Credit, and Compliance.
Manage outside counsel both domestic and international.
Support the agency securities lending, principal lending, and secured term loan products teams.
Profile
JD
NY Bar admission
5+ years of experience in-house or at a top law firm handling repurchase transactions, central clearing, and capital markets transactions
Experience with sponsored member clearing models
Excellent experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating trading documentation and related agreements.
Strong working knowledge of laws and regulations in the field of securities finance and cleared repurchase transactions as well as broader regulatory and/or investment advisory experience.