Legal Counsel - Financial services

Role Description: Areas of work include the following: Employment drafting employment contracts based on instructions from senior management managing (including instructing external counsel) any pre-contentious and contentious employment issues Commercial contracts : primary point of contact for review and preparation of all business as usual commercial contracts including non-disclosure agreements, SaaS agreements, Client terms of business, third party services contracts, Client engagement letters/mandates, real estate leases and licences supporting with reviews of ISDA and similar derivatives agreements supporting the Prime Brokerage team with prime brokerage related documentation (experience in this area useful but not required) Corporate: assisting with general company secretarial duties (e.g. attending meetings, drafting minutes, preparing resolutions) assisting with other corporate documentation (e.g. as required for funding rounds and potential acquisitions). Contentious Matters assisting the General Counsel in the management (including instructing external counsel) in relation to general (non-employment) contentious matters. Financial Services/Regulatory assisting the General Counsel with legal queries and activities relating to the Group s regulated activities, particularly in the UK.