Executive Director, Senior Counsel

• Investment bank with hybrid 3 day in office schedule
• Coverage for rapidly growing front office business

About Our Client

Investment bank.

Job Description

• Provide legal support to business units with respect to equity sales and trading platform, focusing on syndicated margin lending, equity repo, securities lending, delta-one swaps, etc.
• Support LP fund financing, full-recourse margin lending, equity repo, securities lending and delta-one equity swaps
• Provide legal guidance on margin lending regulations, FINRA, Reg T, and Reg U compliance
• Provide guidance on Dodd-Frank and rules applicable to Security-Based Swaps and Security-Based Swap Dealers
• Draft and negotiate credit agreements, loan agreements and related fund financing and margin lending documentation
• Draft and negotiate securities financing documentation, including MRAs and MSLAs and equity swap MCAs; maintain and enhance standard documentation templates
• Partner closely with Credit, Market Risk, Collateral Management, Operations, and other internal stakeholders to address legal, operational and risk matters

The Successful Applicant

• JD from US law school
• Admission to NY State Bar
• 8-10+ years practicing law, ideally a combination of top AmLaw 100 firm and in-house within a financial services institution, providing support to equity finance business
• Experience advising business units on syndicated margin lending
• Must have strong margin lending, equity repo and delta-one experience
• Strong experience with and understanding of securities regulations, including Dodd-Frank, Reg T, Reg U
• Ability to serve as a trusted business partner to internal clients

What’s on Offer

• Competitive base salary
• Bonus
• Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in NYC office per week
• Comprehensive benefits plan
• Opportunity for growth

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