In-house Sales and Trading Lawyer – Fixed Income, German Qualified (Senior Vice President)

Overview

In this front-office role, you will support Jefferies’ fixed income platform with a focus on the German Namenspapier market, handling structuring, issuance, and regulatory matters. You’ll work closely with bankers, structuring, compliance and risk teams to manage legal risk across debt capital markets and bespoke financing. You’ll contribute to cross-border transactions, programme documentation, and market development, within a growing fixed income franchise. The role blends frontline advisory with regulatory and transactional execution in a fast-paced environment. You’ll join a globally distributed team that values collaboration and practical, business-friendly legal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Advise transaction teams on legal, regulatory and execution risks
• Draft, review and negotiate transaction documentation
• Support establishment, update and utilisation of issuance programmes
• Advise on offering documentation, placement arrangements and distribution matters
• Coordinate with external counsel, clients and internal stakeholders
• Support transaction due diligence and disclosure processes
• Advise on UK, EU and German regulatory requirements
• Support new product development and strategic business initiatives
• Advise on MiFID II, market abuse, conduct and investor protection matters
• Assist with regulatory change and implementation projects
• Provide legal support to compliance, risk and other control functions
• Advise on broader fixed income trading, financing and structuring activities

Key requirements

• Qualified lawyer with at least 4 years’ PQE
• Dual qualification in Germany and England & Wales preferred
• Germany or England & Wales or other Commonwealth qualification considered
• Fluency in German desirable
• Strong experience in the German Namenspapier market and related debt capital markets products
• Understanding of German, UK and EU regulatory frameworks
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment

• Stakeholder management
• Negotiation confidence
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• German Namenspapier market knowledge
• Debt capital markets documentation
• MiFID II, market abuse, conduct and investor protection knowledge

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