Legal Counsel

5 days ago


Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China CICC Full time

Job Description

We are currently seeking a mid-level lawyer in Hong Kong to join our Secondary Market legal team, focusing on Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (“FICC”) business. Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, the lawyer will provide comprehensive legal support and guidance to the business on a broad range of credit, rates, FX, commodities and securitized products transactions all with an international focus.  

Responsibilities:

  • Provide expert legal advice and counsel to FICC on the structuring and documentation of market access products, financing solutions, structured issuances and risk management tools
  • Draft, review and negotiate master agreements, MCAs and credit documents
  • Monitor developments in financial markets and related laws and regulations and assess their impact with confidence and clarity
  • Review and develop policies and procedures to manage legal risks
  • Conduct training to the business on legal developments, regulations and policies

Required Qualifications:

  • Exhibit a firm grasp of legal, regulatory and commercial issues arising from at least one of the following areas: (i) securities and derivatives sales and trading, (ii) structured note issuances, (iii) asset-backed financing (including repos), (iv) securitization, (v) energy and commodities markets, and (vi) wholesale banking
  • Exposure to at least one of the following regulatory regimes: (i) Hong Kong SFO and Code of Conduct, (ii) any iteration of MIFID, (iii) U.S. regulation of broker-dealers, (iv) U.S. regulation of swap dealers or (v) from a comparative body of regulations
  • A law degree from an accredited law school and having practiced law in Hong Kong, the PRC, the U.S. or any of the Commonwealth countries for at least 4 years

Required Skills:

  • A keen interest in financial markets
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Competent legal drafting, reasoning, negotiation and presentation skills
  • A proactive and can-do attitude
  • Fluency in English and Mandarin

 

Disclaimer 

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of the work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as the comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.


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