Legal Counsel

4 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Naiman Clarke Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Legal Counsel: Financial Services

What's in it for you?

  • Work in a
    high-performing global environment.
  • Broad exposure to
    complex international legal, financial and regulatory issues.
  • Hybrid working environment & strong work-life balance culture.

About your new employer:

  • Our client is a leading
    global provider of financial information services
    , delivering ratings, research, data and analytics.

About the role:

  • Be involved in a
    broad
    range of legal matters
    across the Asia-Pacific, from Australia, Hong Kond, South Korea, China and Japan, etc.
  • Sole Legal position in Sydney but working closely with APAC and reporting to NYC
  • Work on matters from litigation, regulatory, subscription/licensing, employee relations ratings, contracts, and company secretarial matters.
  • Liaise and interact with other teams
    within the company, like product sales function, HR, business development and accounts.
  • Conduct
    regulatory and licensing reviews
    across multiple jurisdictions
  • Draft, review, and negotiate
    commercial and subscription agreements

The ideal candidate:

  • Legal Counsel or Senior Associate
    , with at least
    6+ PQE
    , coming out of/or with
    prior top-tier experience.
  • FSR and/or Banking & Finance
    background ideal;
  • Excellent communication skills, allowing for easy communication between in-house counsels and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to handle and prioritise a diverse range of matters and be flexible to client requests.

If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals,
please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities
.

Why work with us?

  • We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
  • You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.
  • We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.
  • Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year. Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector.

Contact Bart today
Please quote reference number
BT/53373.

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