Corporate Counsel

About Us

We are a leading global financial technology company transforming how the securities finance industry trades, settles, and analyzes data. Our award-winning Trading, Post-Trade, Data & Analytics, Reg Tech, and SaaS solutions power efficiency, transparency, and innovation for over 200 of the world’s top financial institutions. Every month, our platform supports over $2.4 trillion in executed transactions, a testament to our technology’s impact and reliability.

With offices across North America, UK&I, and APAC, we bring together diverse teams of technologists, data experts, and business professionals who thrive on solving complex challenges  are Great Place to Work Certified™ in the US, UK, Ireland, and India and have been recognized for Diversity & Inclusion excellence as well as being the Best Post-Trade Service Provider and Best Market Data Provider Globally (Securities Finance Times Industry Excellence Awards, 2023).

Founded in 2001 by ten of the world’s leading financial institutions, we continue to shape the future of securities finance under the majority ownership of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) alongside founding shareholders and customers including Bank of America, Bank of New York, Black Rock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Canada, State Street, UBS and Wells Fargo.

Join us and be part of a company where global impact, innovation, and collaboration define how we work and what we build.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Legal team in New York as a Corporate Counsel, where you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting Equi Lend’s dynamic and evolving global operations. Our Legal function is a trusted partner to the business, ensuring the organization operates with integrity, efficiency, and a forward-thinking legal strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative legal team to work on a broad range of complex and sensitive legal and business issues to give real-time analysis and practical advice.

You may at times be under significant time pressure and must be able to manage multiple priorities across many parts of the organization, such as Sales, Product, Finance, and other internal stakeholders.

• Serve as legal counsel for a wide range of commercial and corporate legal matters with an emphasis on sales contract review and support.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including complex financial and SaaS/data technology-related agreements.
• Support emerging technologies and associated legal considerations, including Gen AI and data innovations.
• Advise on global data privacy compliance, employment law matters, and corporate governance initiatives.
• Help implement legal operations improvements and knowledge management practices.
• Act as a global partner within a global Legal and Compliance team to the wider global Sales, Product, Finance and other internal groups, aligning with colleagues in UK/EU and Asia to deliver consistent, high-quality legal support.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department, ideally with experience in SaaS/data/technology, fintech, or financial services.
• Qualified attorney with active license to practice law in New York or eligible for in-house counsel registration.
• Demonstrates strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, with a clear ability to translate business needs into practical legal solutions.
• Shows good knowledge of intellectual property, data privacy, employment law, and corporate governance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to partner effectively with business leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Comfortable working autonomously but collaboratively, making decisions in a fast‑paced, global environment.
• Displays sound judgment, integrity, and a proactive approach to problem solving.

• Hybrid Working: Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely for up to 100 days each year.
• Generous Vacation Days: Vacation days increase as you progress in your career with Equi Lend.
• Discretionary Annual Cash Bonus: A discretionary annual cash bonus to reward your performance and…