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Deutsche Bank · 1 day ago

Senior Legal Counsel Transactional Derivatives- Vice President

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$170K/yr - $280K/yr

Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank and financial services company, and they are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join their US Sales & Trading Legal team in New York. The role involves providing transactional and regulatory guidance on derivative transactions and structured note issuances.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

Hiring Manager

Sivaranjani P.

Responsibilities

Advising on US legal and regulatory aspects of structured product transactions, or organizing external counsel to provide that advice

Drafting, or organizing external counsel to draft, documentation for complex derivative transactions across multiple asset classes (credit, foreign exchange, rates and commodities), repurchase agreements and structured note issuances

Spotting legal risk issues, working on product development, internal product approval, netting and other relevant processes

Be embedded with US Sales & Trading Legal team members reporting to the head of the US Sales & Trading Legal team

Working with internal clients from across the globe, but particularly with colleagues in the New York front-office team, and the New York and Jacksonville Legal teams

Qualification

US attorney qualificationLegal transactional experienceDerivatives knowledgeStructured financial transactionsFinancial services interestAnalytical skillsMulti-tasking abilityTeam playerCommunication skillsProblem-solving abilityInterpersonal skills

Required

A good quality academic training in law, and qualification as a US attorney

At least a moderate level of legal transactional experience with derivatives, repo and/or other structured financial transactions, gained as a lawyer in a law firm or in-house

A genuine interest in financial services and markets

Preferred

The ability to work independently and as part of an inter-disciplinary team

Good commercial sense and excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent legal analytical skills and problem-solving ability and willingness to be versatile and develop knowledge about different departments within the Bank

A team player with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to develop strong working relationships

The ability to establish priorities, multi-task and coordinate work activities simultaneously