Senior Legal Counsel

6 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia JS Careers Full time $180,000 - $250,000 per year

JS Careers
is excited to be recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel opportunity for a global Investment Bank operating in the Australian market. Our client is a looking for a VP level (8-12yrs+ PQE) financial markets lawyer with experience covering Derivatives, FICC and/or Swaps products. You will be a trusted business advisor, providing commercial legal advice on structuring of complex financial products and regulatory advice.

Suitable candidates are sought from either -

  • Current in-house roles within the financial services sector - strong preference for candidates with exposure to financial markets businesses;
  • Leading Australian or global private practice firms, with either general corporate and commercial experience (financial markets focus) or capital markets advisory experience;
  • Australian or global regulatory bodies or regulatory advisory practices.

Duties of the role will include :

  • Provide commercial legal advice on structuring complex financial products;
  • Legal analysis of company obligations;
  • Work as appropriate on regulatory and legal matters across a range of areas including financial services, corporate, commercial, competition, technology, intellectual property, information security, privacy and marketing;
  • Responding to regulatory queries as and when required;
  • Providing regular reports on regulatory activities and escalate material issues as required.

Suitable experience will include :

  • 8-12yrs+ PQE) financial markets lawyer with experience covering Derivatives, FICC and/or Swaps products;
  • Experience operating at a senior level in financial markets from either an in-house, private practice or regulatory context;
  • Understanding of the legal, operational, compliance and regulatory issues arising in financial markets;
  • Experience dealing with regulators, lawyers and market participants, demonstrating the ability to leverage personal as well as professional networks;
  • Experience implementing corporate governance and compliance practices;
  • Strong integrity, disciplined work ethic a self starter attitude.

For further information on this or other legal roles being recruited by the JS Careers team, please reach out to Henry Smith on

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