Executive Director, Equity Finance Counsel

Location: New York

Investment bank with hybrid 3 day in office schedule

Legal point person for broad range of equity finance matters

About Our Client Investment bank.

Job Description Provide legal support to business units with respect to equity sales and trading platform, focusing on equity finance (margin lending, equity repo, securities lending, delta-one swaps)
Support LP fund financing, full-recourse margin lending, equity repo, securities lending and delta-one equity swaps

Provide legal guidance on margin lending regulations, FINRA, Reg T, and Reg U compliance

Provide guidance on Dodd-Frank and rules applicable to Security-Based Swaps and Security-Based Swap Dealers Draft and negotiate credit agreements, loan agreements and related fund financing and margin lending documentation

Draft and negotiate securities financing documentation, including MRAs and MSLAs and equity swap MCAs; maintain and enhance standard documentation templates

Partner closely with Credit, Market Risk, Collateral Management, Operations, and other internal stakeholders to address legal, operational and risk matters

The Successful Applicant JD from US law school

Admission to NY State Bar
12-15+ years practicing law, ideally a combination of top AmLaw 100 firm and in-house within a financial services institution, providing support to equity finance business

Must have strong margin lending, equity repo and delta-one experience

Strong experience with and understanding of securities regulations, including Dodd-Frank, Reg T, Reg UAbility to serve as a trusted business partner to internal clients

What’s on Offer Competitive base salary

Bonus

Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in NYC office per week Comprehensive benefits plan Opportunity for growth

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