Corporate and Equity Derivatives Lawyer

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To ensure that the activities of the business units in the Markets division are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal risk associated with these activities. 

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies to manage compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Legal advice and support to the business units in the Markets division on matters arising from the relevant products/services provided by the Markets division  .
• Subject matter support in the Legal department’s representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to the Markets business units such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Creation and review of legal documents for the business units in the Markets division to ensure the bank’s compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Maintaining and updating template legal documentation for the Markets division.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in applicable laws, rules and regulations that may impact the activities of the bank's Markets business units   .
• Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the activities of the Markets business units   .
• Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with regards to changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area. Ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.

Vice President Expectations

• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Step into the role of Corporate and Equity Derivatives Lawyer at Barclays, where you will work with a team of seasoned derivatives attorneys and with senior business personnel across the Equities Division responsible for advising the relevant businesses on regulatory developments and legal issues arising within the relevant coverage area, and will assist the businesses in managing legal and reputational risks of the firm’s transactions and activities in the relevant coverage area. Together, with other members of the Equity Derivatives Legal team, you will work closely with senior business personnel and other related stakeholders (Legal, Compliance, Ops, Tax, Risk, etc.) to manage the execution of equity derivative transactions and structured margin loans and the legal issues relating to them. 

To be successful as a Corporate and Equity Derivatives Lawyer, you should have experience with:

• Working with strategic (a.k.a. corporate) equity derivatives at an investment bank and/or law firm

• Demonstrating deep knowledge of relevant US securities laws, broker-dealer regulation, ISDA documentation conventions, including working knowledge of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivative Definitions and market practice in the strategic (a.k.a., corporate) derivatives practice area

• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship skills combined with the ability to withstand front office pressure and exhibiting excellent negotiation and influencing skills, and the ability to balance risk with reward in a commercial environment

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Excellent legal analytical skills, with the ability to think creatively and identify innovative solutions as well as the ability to clearly articulate complex concepts and ideas

• A passion for understanding the law and regulatory developments, noteworthy organization and process skills, and exhibiting superior ethics at all times

• Admission to the New York State Bar

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in New York

Minimum Salary: $200,000

Maximum Salary: $300,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.