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Derivatives Legal Talent
Derivatives Legal Talent
We are currently seeking Derivatives Legal Talent to support Axiom clients on a range of derivatives, trading documentation, structured products, and financial markets matters, with a particular focus on ISDA documentation, OTC derivatives, regulatory requirements, and counterparty negotiation.
Responsibilities:
- Provide practical, commercially focused legal and documentation support on derivatives and financial markets matters, including OTC derivatives, structured products, trading arrangements, hedging transactions, and collateralised trading relationships.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on ISDA documentation, including ISDA Master Agreements, Schedules, Credit Support Annexes, Credit Support Deeds, confirmations, netting arrangements, collateral terms, and related trading documentation.
- Support negotiations with banks, asset managers, hedge funds, corporates, financial institutions, counterparties, and internal stakeholders on derivatives documentation, risk allocation, close-out netting, collateral, margin, and regulatory provisions.
- Partner with legal, trading, credit, risk, compliance, operations, treasury, front office, external counsel, and negotiation teams to support transaction execution, documentation remediation, regulatory change, and risk mitigation.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Qualified lawyer, derivatives documentation specialist, or experienced ISDA negotiator with strong derivatives, financial markets, trading documentation, or structured products experience.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, or advising on ISDA Master Agreements, Schedules, CSAs, CSDs, confirmations, collateral documentation, netting provisions, or related derivatives documentation.
- Experience supporting banks, asset managers, hedge funds, corporates, financial institutions, trading desks, treasury teams, or other market participants on OTC derivatives or financial markets documentation.
- Strong negotiation, drafting, stakeholder management, commercial judgment, and analytical skills, with the ability to deliver pragmatic, business-focused support in fast-paced financial markets environments.
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Compensation, Benefits & Location:
- This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs.
- Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite or hybrid, depending on client requirements.
About Axiom:
Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alternative legal services.
Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
Learn more about working at Axiom.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.


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Consultancy Opportunities:
We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model, and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster. Contact us in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.
Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities:
Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at benefits@axiomlaw.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.
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Axiom Global Limited is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 11777468 Registered Office: Challoner House, 3rd Floor, 19-21 Clerkenwell Close, London, UK, EC1R 0AA.
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Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.
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