$265,000–$305,000 Per Year
Brokerage, Communication Skills, Consumer Loans, Contract Negotiation, Dodd Frank Act, Federal Laws and Regulations, Financial Services, Fixed Income Investments, Legal, Legal Support Skills, Litigation, Mortgage, Negotiation Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Regulations, State Laws and Regulations, Team Player, Underwriting, Writing Skills
The Senior Counsel will handle legal matters pertaining to structured products, securitizations (CLOs), and mortgage-backed securitizations (CMBS).
Client Details
Financial services institution.
Description
Role will report directly to the Deputy General Counsel and will handle the following:
- Participation on Transaction Review Committee; review and negotiate engagement letters
- Primary support for CLO deal team on approved transactions (manage external counsel, etc) and on ABS, CMBS transactions, some review of diligence files
- Review term sheets & offering documents, note purchase agreements, placement agreements on transactions (144 A deals)
- Provide legal support to loan trading business, specifically the negotiation of referral agreements and future development of loan trading capabilities
- Provide negotiation of confidentiality agreements relating to loan trading business
- Track regulatory developments/litigation/new legal issues having an effect on mortgage business
Profile
- JD from top law school with excellent academic credentials and GPA
- Admitted to NY State Bar
- 7+ years of experience, gained at a top law firm, in-house or combination thereof
- Experience representing underwriters, issuers, sponsors and/ or managers in a wide range of CMBS, RMBS, CLO, consumer loans and other asset-backed financings, consisting of registered public offerings, exempt transactions and cross border offerings
- Familiarity with broker-dealer regulation, Dodd Frank, Reg AB, CFPB, state and federal regulations impacting various fixed income and derivative products and asset classes (RMBS, CMBS, CLO, consumer loans, CDS, ABS, TRS, etc.).
- Experience analyzing legal and regulatory issues in area of practice and provide effective counsel to clients on complex legal matters
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Team player
Job Offer
- Competitive base salary
- Bonus
- Additional benefits
- Work/life balance
- Hybrid role
Requirements
JD, top academic credentials/GPA, top law firm, NY Bar, 7+ years experience within financial services handling securitizations, structured products and CLOs