Legal Counsel - Structured Transactions & Derivatives

London | Financial Services | 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.

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.

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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