Robert Walters
Legal Counsel | Structured Transactions & Derivatives
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Legal Counsel - Structured Transactions & Derivatives
Location: London
Industry: Financial Services
Department: Legal
A leading global financial institution is seeking an experienced lawyer to join its Transaction Legal team, supporting a specialist risk solutions business focused on derivatives and hedging transactions.
This is a highly commercial role offering exposure to complex structured transactions across a broad range of financing and risk management products. The successful candidate will partner closely with front-office stakeholders, providing legal support from the structuring stage through to execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise on the structuring, negotiation and execution of loan-linked hedging transactions, deal-contingent trades, and other ancillary hedging arrangements.
- Draft, review and negotiate a range of derivatives and transaction documents.
- Analyse financing and inter-creditor arrangements to assess hedging rights, obligations and associated legal risks.
- Partner with front-office teams and key stakeholders to facilitate transaction execution and manage legal and reputational risk.
- Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice on complex and bespoke transactions.
- Contribute to legal department initiatives and participate in wider strategic projects.
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Experience Required
- Qualified lawyer or similar qualification.
- Strong derivatives and structured transactions experience gained either in private practice or in-house within financial services.
- Solid understanding of derivatives documentation and market-standard agreements, including ISDA documentation.
- Experience advising on finance-linked secured hedging transactions.
- Familiarity with leveraged finance, infrastructure finance and associated financing documentation would be advantageous.
- Excellent analytical, commercial and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
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What's on Offer
- Opportunity to work on complex, high-profile transactions.
- Close interaction with senior business stakeholders and legal leadership.
- Broad exposure across global markets and investment banking activities.
- Collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment.
- Strong focus on professional development, knowledge sharing, and career progression.
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