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Senior Counsel, Fixed Income

Raymond James · New York, NY · 1 mo ago
Legal$100k–$110k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present: About the role? The description includes "Job Description Summary" but we shouldn't repeat job title. We can have sections: About the role (maybe from summary), Responsibilities, Qualifications & Experience, Core Competencies, What This Role Offers, Education, Work Experience, Certifications, Salary Range, Travel, Workstyle, Benefits? The instructions: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Also never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Here we have Salary Range, Travel, Workstyle, Benefits described. So we can include sections: Pay (maybe Salary Range), Schedule? Not present. Benefits present. Travel maybe not a standard heading; but we could include under "Travel" but not listed as allowed headings. Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we must map content to those headings only. We cannot create custom headings like Travel, Workstyle, Education, Certifications. Those must be omitted or folded into other sections? The instruction: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says "e.g." meaning those are examples, but likely we should only use those headings. It also says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". So we need to decide which of those headings have content. We have content for About the role (summary). Responsibilities (list). Qualifications (list). Skills (core competencies). Benefits (description). Pay (salary range). Schedule? Not present (no schedule details). Requirements maybe same as Qualifications? Could combine. But we have Qualifications & Experience section; we can map to Qualifications. Requirements maybe not needed. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we will output:

About the role

... summary ...

Responsibilities

  • ...
  • ...

Qualifications

  • ...
  • ...

Skills

  • ...
  • ...

Benefits

  • ...
  • ...

Pay

Salary Range $100,000.00-$110,000.00

We should not include Schedule. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Need to include details from summary, responsibilities, qualifications, core competencies, what this role offers, education, work experience, certifications, travel, workstyle? Those are not in allowed headings; but we must preserve all substantive information. If we omit those sections, we lose info. However instruction says we should use those headings; but maybe we can embed extra info within those sections as appropriate. For example, education, work experience, certifications could go under Qualifications. Travel and workstyle could go under About the role or Benefits? But they are not benefits. Could be placed under About the role as extra details. The instruction: "Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "e.g." So we could still use other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. However we must preserve all substantive info; we can fold travel, workstyle, education, etc. into existing sections. Let's extract details: Summary: "The Senior Counsel will provide dedicated legal support to the GreensLedge Capital Markets business, advising investment banking and capital markets professionals on transactional, regulatory, and advisory matters, with a particular focus on structured credit and securitized products. The Senior Counsel will report to the Senior Assistant General Counsel, Fixed Income primarily responsible for legal support of GreensLedge’s business. This role requires strong transactional drafting and negotiation skills, experience supporting capital markets or investment banking activities, and familiarity with structured products, including collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), collateralized fund obligations (CFOs), rated feeders, and related structured credit products. The Senior Counsel will serve as a practical, business-oriented legal partner, independently managing a high volume of day-to-day transactional matters while escalating significant legal and regulatory issues as appropriate." Responsibilities list: bullet points. Qualifications & Experience: list. Core Competencies: list. What This Role Offers: list. Education: "Juris Doctor (JD): Law" Work Experience: "General Experience - 6 to 10 years" Certifications: (none specified? maybe blank) Salary Range: $100,000.00-$110,000.00 Travel: Less than 25% Workstyle: Hybrid Benefits: description. We need to include all. We can put Education, Work Experience, Certifications under Qualifications (maybe as subpoints). Travel and Workstyle could be under About the role or maybe under Benefits? Not appropriate. Could create a section "Details" but not allowed. Perhaps we can add a

after Qualifications for extra info. But we must not create new headings not in list? The instruction says use h3 for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "e.g." implying those are examples; we could still use other headings if needed. However to be safe, we could embed extra info in paragraphs under existing sections. Let's craft:

About the role

The Senior Counsel will provide dedicated legal support to the GreensLedge Capital Markets business, advising investment banking and capital markets professionals on transactional, regulatory, and advisory matters, with a particular focus on structured credit and securitized products. The Senior Counsel will report to the Senior Assistant General Counsel, Fixed Income primarily responsible for legal support of GreensLedge’s business. This role requires strong transactional drafting and negotiation skills, experience supporting capital markets or investment banking activities, and familiarity with structured products, including collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), collateralized fund obligations (CFOs), rated feeders, and related structured credit products. The Senior Counsel will serve as a practical, business-oriented legal partner, independently managing a high volume of day-to-day transactional matters while escalating significant legal and regulatory issues as appropriate. Travel is limited to less than 25% of time. The position follows a hybrid workstyle.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as day-to-day legal coverage for the GreensLedge Capital Markets business, with responsibility for transactional matters supporting its investment banking and capital markets activities.
  • Independently draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of agreements, with particular emphasis on:
    • NDAs and confidentiality agreements, including transaction-specific and counterparty forms
    • Engagement letters for investment banking, placement agent, arranger, advisory, and related mandates
    • Other commercial, transaction, distribution, offering, and capital markets agreements
  • Provide legal support for structured credit and securitized products, including CLOs, CFOs, rated feeders, and related financing, placement, and capital markets transactions.
  • Advise on the legal and commercial terms of investment banking and capital markets engagements, including confidentiality, conflicts, indemnification, fee arrangements, reliance provisions, termination rights, and other transaction-specific considerations.
  • Review and advise on offering, marketing, and other transaction materials, and coordinate efficiently with outside counsel, clients, counterparties, and other transaction parties as appropriate.
  • Partner closely with investment banking and capital markets professionals to provide practical, timely, and commercially oriented legal advice.
  • Collaborate with Compliance, Risk, and other control functions on regulatory matters and support effective risk management and controls.
  • Manage external counsel in connection with transactions, regulatory matters, and specialized projects.
But note we should not nest ul inside li? It's okay but maybe better to keep top-level li only. Could split. Simplify: each bullet as separate li, include the subitems as separate li with indentation? Might be okay. We'll keep simple: each responsibility as li, with sub-bullets as separate li preceded by dash? Might be messy. Given constraints, we can keep top-level li and include the subitems as part of the li text. Proceed.

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) with six years experience along with strong academic credentials; active bar membership in good standing.
  • Five+ years of relevant transactional legal experience in structured finance, structured credit, securitization, capital markets, investment banking, or comparable private practice or in-house experience.
  • Demonstrated experience independently drafting and negotiating NDAs, engagement letters, and other transaction and commercial agreements in a capital markets or financial services environment.
  • Familiarity with structured products and structured credit transactions, including CLOs, CFOs, rated feeders, and related securitization, private placement, or fund-financing structures.
  • Experience at a major law firm or financial institution strongly preferred; working knowledge of securities laws and SEC and FINRA requirements relevant to broker-dealer investment banking and capital markets activities preferred.
  • Education: Juris Doctor (JD): Law
  • Work Experience: General Experience - 6 to 10 years
  • Certifications: (none specified)
But we included Education and Work Experience and Certifications as li under Qualifications; that's okay.

Skills

  • Ability to independently manage a high volume of transactional matters, prioritize competing demands, and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to efficiently negotiate NDAs, engagement letters, and other transaction documents while identifying and appropriately escalating material legal issues.
  • Commercial understanding of capital markets transactions and the ability to become fluent in complex structured products and translate legal and regulatory considerations into practical advice for business professionals.
  • Clear, confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with senior business partners, counterparties, and outside counsel.
  • Practical, solutions-oriented approach to managing legal and regulatory risk while facilitating business objectives.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Critical illness insurance
  • Accident insurance
  • Disability benefits
  • Retirement savings
  • Paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
  • Parental leave

Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered, visit Myrjbenefits.com.

Pay

Salary Range $100,000.00-$110,000.00

We should not include Schedule. Check for any boilerplate: we removed EEO, navigation, etc. We kept some sentences about Raymond James behaviors etc. Those are boilerplate? They are about company values; might be considered boilerplate but they are substantive? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The Raymond James behaviors might be considered boilerplate but not explicitly listed. However they are not

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