Senior Legal Counsel
Page Executive · New York, NY · 3 days ago
LegalFull-time
About the role
Role will report directly to the Deputy General Counsel and will handle the following:
- Participation on Transaction Review Committee;
- review and negotiate engagement letters;
- Primary support for CLO deal team on approved transactions (manage external counsel, etc) and on ABS, CMBS transactions, some review of diligence files;
- Review term sheets & offering documents, note purchase agreements, placement agreements on transactions (144 A deals);
- Provide legal support to loan trading business, specifically the negotiation of referral agreements and future development of loan trading capabilities;
- Negotiate confidentiality agreements relating to loan trading business;
- Track regulatory developments/litigation/new legal issues having an effect on mortgage business.
Responsibilities
- Participation on Transaction Review Committee;
- review and negotiate engagement letters;
- Primary support for CLO deal team on approved transactions (manage external counsel, etc) and on ABS, CMBS transactions, some review of diligence files;
- Review term sheets & offering documents, note purchase agreements, placement agreements on transactions (144 A deals);
- Provide legal support to loan trading business, specifically the negotiation of referral agreements and future development of loan trading capabilities;
- Negotiate confidentiality agreements relating to loan trading business;
- Track regulatory developments/litigation/new legal issues having an effect on mortgage business.
Requirements
- JD from top law school with excellent academic credentials and GPA;
- Admitted to NY State Bar;
- 7+ years of experience, gained at a top law firm, in-house or combination thereof;
- Experience representing underwriters, issuers, sponsors and/or managers in a wide range of CMBS, RMBS, CLO, consumer loans and other asset-backed financings, consisting of registered public offerings, exempt transactions and cross border offerings;
- Familiarity with broker-dealer regulation, Dodd Frank, Reg AB, CFPB, state and federal regulations impacting various fixed income and derivative products and asset classes (RMBS, CMBS, CLO, consumer loans, CDS, ABS, TRS, etc.).
- Experience analyzing legal and regulatory issues in area of practice and provide effective counsel to clients on complex legal matters;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Team player.
Qualifications
Competitive base salary;
Bonus;
Additional benefits;
Work/life balance;
Hybrid role;
Skills
- Legal research;
- Contract drafting;
- Deal structuring;
- Regulatory compliance;
- Client counseling;
- Deal execution;
- Financial analysis;
- Collaboration;
- Communication.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
Not specified.
Schedule
Not specified.