Overview In this role you serve as the legal point person for fixed income desks, guiding transactional and advisory support on a range of structured products and derivatives. You will review deal documents, assess risk, and coordinate with outside counsel to support acquisitions, financings, and structured note programs. You'll work closely with business, risk, and operations teams to resolve legal issues in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. This position offers growth, exposure to diverse products, and a hybrid work arrangement.
Compensation / Benefits- Competitive base salary
- Bonus
- Opportunity for growth
- Work/life balance
- Hybrid role
Responsibilities- Provide transactional and advisory support to fixed income sales and trading desks
- Advise on deal-contingent hedging strategies and related swap transactions
- Review and analyze M&A documentation (asset purchase agreements, NDAs, commitment letters)
- Evaluate credit agreements and transaction documents for project finance deals
- Counsel on securities law matters and support structured note programs
- Manage global outside counsel to assess execution risk and closing probability for derivative-linked transactions
- Partner with business, risk, and external stakeholders to resolve legal issues in structured cash and derivatives transactions
- Respond to cross-functional inquiries on legal, credit, and documentation matters
- Support ad hoc legal initiatives and special projects
Key requirements- JD from US law school
- NY State Bar Admission
- 5+ years of experience advising on structured products and derivatives in AmLaw 100 or in-house at a financial services firm
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Team player with initiative
- team player
- initiative
- strong communication
- structured products transactions
- derivatives
- regulatory matters
