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MUFG · 1 week ago

VP, Commodity Finance Lawyer

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$195K/yr - $233K/yr

5+ years exp

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups, and they are seeking a seasoned transactional attorney to support the legal execution of structured trade, commodity finance, and working capital solutions transactions. The role involves leading legal support across the full transaction lifecycle and advising on complex instruments related to commodity finance.

Responsibilities

Legal support for transactions end-to-end: structure, term-sheet input, drafting, negotiation, closing, and post-close support for bilateral and syndicated facilities

Draft/negotiate/review core documentation: borrowing-base and prepayment facilities, seller-led receivables purchase agreements, buyer led payment services agreements, letters of credit (standby/commercial) and reimbursement agreements, master participation agreements and participation certificates/funding requests, LC discounting, drafts/bills of exchange, guarantees, collateral/security agreements, account control/lockbox, intercreditor, consents & releases, assignments and notices

Letters of Credit advisory: issuance/confirmation/assignment mechanics; reimbursement, discrepancies and fraud issues; standby vs commercial LC nuances; align documentation and operational controls with UCP 600, ISP98, URDG 758 and UCC Article 5

Apply structured-lending and receivables financing fundamentals: true sale, security interests, secured-loans; expertise with UCC Article 9 perfection/priority rules, set-off/dilution and anti-assignment; purchase eligibility/concentration limits; collections/servicing and step-in rights

Integrate credit insurance/ECA support where applicable (loss-payee/assignment, exclusions, claims process, aggregation/tenor limits)

Manage cross-border matters (governing law, licensing, data privacy, recognition, local enforcement rights/perfection); coordinate with local counsel

Partner closely with Credit, Risk, Ops/Trade Finance Operations, and Compliance/Sanctions; ensure consistency across term sheets, approvals, and final docs

Maintain playbooks, clause libraries, and fallbacks; contribute training and horizon-scanning on market/documentation trends

Instruct and manage outside counsel to scope, budget, and timetable

Qualification

Commodity finance experienceLegal draftingUCC Articles knowledgeNegotiationCross-border legal mattersCredit insurance integrationStakeholder managementTraining contributionTeam collaboration

Required

5–8 years post-qualification at a top law firm and/or in-house at top investment bank

Strong lending-side experience in trade/commodity finance; receivables finance, supply-chain finance a significant advantage

Hands-on drafting/negotiation across: borrowing-base and prepayment facilities, LCs and reimbursement agreements, receivables purchase agreements, payment services agreements, drafts/bills of exchange buyer agreements, master participation agreements, import/pre-export financing, LC discounting, guarantees/security, intercreditors, deposit account control agreements and consents & releases

Strong working knowledge of UCC Articles 9,5 and 3 and LC rules (UCP 600, ISP98, URDG 758)

Familiarity with LMA/LSTA conventions for syndicated touchpoints; BAFT receivables, payables, Drafts cross-border practices and agreements

Experience integrating credit insurance/ECA into lending/RPA structures

Proven ability to run multiple complex bilateral deals independently, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders under tight timelines

New York Bar required