Structured Products Counsel

About the role

The Structured Products Counsel will provide broad legal coverage to the sales and trading desk, with a focus on fixed income structured products. Client Details: Investment bank.

Responsibilities

• Serve as legal point person, providing transactional and advisory support to fixed income sales and trading desks
• Advise on deal-contingent hedging strategies and related swap transactions
• Review and analyze M&A documentation, including asset purchase agreements, NDAs, and commitment letters
• Evaluate credit agreements and transaction documents for project finance deals
• Counsel on securities law matters and support ongoing structured note programs
• Manage global outside counsel to assess execution risk and closing probability for acquisition and financing transactions tied to derivatives
• Partner with business, risk, and external stakeholders to identify and resolve legal issues in structured cash and derivatives transactions
• Respond to cross-functional inquiries (trading, sales, risk, operations, finance, on-boarding) on legal, credit, and documentation matters
• Support ad hoc legal initiatives and special projects as needed

Requirements

• JD from a US law school
• NY State Bar admission
• 3-5+ years of experience as a practicing attorney advising on structured products transactions, derivatives, and regulatory matters
• Experience gained at an AmLaw 100 firm and/or in-house at a financial services company

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Team player with willingness to take initiative

Skills

• JD, NY Bar admission
• 3-5+ years of legal experience within financial services working with structured products, securitizations, and derivatives

Benefits

• Opportunity for growth
• Work/life balance
• Hybrid role

Pay

• Competitive base salary between $250,000‑$300,000
• Bonus