Key Responsibilities

Transactional Support:

• Advise transaction teams on legal, regulatory and execution risks.
• Draft, review and negotiate transaction documentation.
• Support the establishment, update and utilisation of issuance programmes.
• Advise on offering documentation, placement arrangements and distribution matters.
• Coordinate with external counsel, clients and internal stakeholders.
• Support transaction due diligence and disclosure processes.

Regulatory and Advisory Work:

• Advise on applicable UK, EU and German legal and regulatory requirements.
• Support new product development and strategic business initiatives.
• Advise on MiFID II, market abuse, conduct and investor protection matters.
• Assist with regulatory change and implementation projects.
• Provide legal support to compliance, risk and other control functions.
• Advise on broader fixed income trading, financing and structuring activities.

Skills and Experience:

• Qualified lawyer with at least 4 years' PQE, gained in private practice or in-house.
• Dual qualification in Germany and England & Wales is strongly preferred. Candidates qualified in Germany, England & Wales or another Commonwealth jurisdiction will also be considered.
• Fluency in German, written and spoken, is desirable.
• Strong experience in the German Namenspapier market and related debt capital markets products.
• Sound understanding of German capital markets documentation and market practice.
• Knowledge of relevant UK, EU and German regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate will:

• Exercise sound judgement and identify key legal and execution risks.
• Be comfortable working directly with senior and junior stakeholders across the business.
• Manage a broad and varied workload effectively.
• Negotiate confidently with external counterparties and advisers.
• Deliver concise, practical and commercially focused advice.
• Collaborate effectively across business lines, jurisdictions and control functions.

The Legal team sits on the trading floor and operates in a fast-paced environment, requiring strong technical skills, commercial judgement and the ability to respond quickly to business needs.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Jefferies, we believe diversity drives creativity, innovation and better outcomes for our clients. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and provides opportunities for all employees to thrive.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.

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