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Senior ISDA Negotiator - Day Rate Contract
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Senior Derivatives Lawyer / ISDA Negotiator – Day Rate Contract
Location: Fully Remote
Contract: Day Rate
Sector: Financial Services
Focus: Derivatives, ISDA, Futures & Clearing - US Markets
We are working with a leading firm looking to engage an experienced Derivatives Lawyer / Senior ISDA Negotiator on a day-rate basis, supporting a major global investment bank.
This is a fully remote role sitting within a highly sophisticated financial markets environment, with a focus on the negotiation, review and management of complex derivatives and trading documentation, particularly across the US market.
The position would suit someone with significant experience working with ISDA documentation and other financial markets agreements, who is comfortable managing negotiations independently and dealing directly with legal, front-office and operational stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating ISDA Master Agreements, Schedules, Credit Support Annexes and related documentation
- Negotiating documentation relating to OTC derivatives, futures and cleared products
- Supporting clearing arrangements and associated legal documentation
- Reviewing and negotiating amendments, ancillary agreements and other trading documentation
- Advising on contractual and documentation issues relating to derivatives transactions
- Supporting matters with a particular focus on the US derivatives and financial markets landscape
- Liaising with internal legal teams, trading desks, operations, credit and other stakeholders
- Managing negotiations directly with counterparties and external counsel
- Identifying legal and commercial issues and progressing documentation through to execution
- Managing a high volume of matters while maintaining a strong understanding of the commercial context of each negotiation
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Candidate Profile
The successful candidate is likely to have:
- Significant experience in derivatives documentation and negotiation
- Strong knowledge of ISDA documentation, including Master Agreements, Schedules and collateral documentation
- Experience with futures, clearing and/or other traded products
- Exposure to the US market and US-facing documentation
- Previous experience within an investment bank, financial institution, law firm, legal services provider or Big Four environment
- Strong negotiation and stakeholder-management skills
- The ability to work autonomously in a fully remote environment
- A commercial and pragmatic approach to legal documentation
- Experience working within or supporting a major global investment bank would be particularly advantageous.
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This is a high-level, fully remote day-rate engagement offering the opportunity to work on sophisticated derivatives matters within a leading global financial institution. If you are interested, please apply, or contact chloe.graham@ssq.com
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