Derivatives & Structured Products Solicitor

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm in London seeks a Derivatives & Structured Products Solicitor at Associate or Senior Associate level. The role involves advising on complex derivatives and structured financing arrangements, offering a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Very competitive salary

Great benefits package

Qualifications

• 1-5 years’ PQE for Associate role.
• 5+ years’ PQE for Senior Associate role.

Responsibilities

• Advise on derivatives, repo, securities lending, and debt capital market instruments.
• Hedging of various market risks.
• Investment management and related regulatory compliance.

Skills

Derivatives

Structured Products

Investment Management

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

UK qualified Solicitor

Job description

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Posted:

16.05.2025

Expiry Date:

30.06.2025

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Job Description:

Opportunity for a Derivatives & Structured Products Solicitor to join an international, Top 35 law firm in their London office at either Associate or Senior Associate level.

The Firm

Our client is one of the London's most elite law firms and rank Top 35 by revenue in the UK.

They have a large international presence and work with clients in over 50 countries across the globe.

They boast an exceptional client-base including private and public companies, private equity firms and financial institutions.

They are renowned for advising on complex UK and cross-border matters, transactions and disputes. They have established themselves as market-leaders in international asset management, cross-border M&A and global dispute resolution and investigations.

Vacancy

They are recognised as market-leaders in Derivatives & Structured Products in London and are led by a leading Partner who is recognised as an expert in the field.

The team advise private equity and financial sponsors, pension schemes, banks, insurers, asset managers, corporates, fintechs and funds on all aspects of their derivatives and bespoke structured financing arrangements.

As a Derivatives Associate or Senior Associate, you would be involved in advising on:

• Derivatives, repo, securities lending, debt capital market instruments, margin lending and insurance-wrapped solutions
• Hedging of interest rate, FX, inflation, equity, credit, commodity, longevity and other key market risks
• Investment management, LDI/CDI strategies, custody, cryptoasset exchange platforms and clearing
• EMIR, SFTR, CSDR and related regulation
• Pension funding solutions
• Very competitive salary
• Great benefits package

Requirements

• UK qualified Derivatives & Structured Products Solicitor
• For the Associate role, between 1 – 5 years’ PQE
• For the SA role, between 5 years’ PQE +
• Experienced gained at a comparable law firm in London or in-house

To be considered for this opportunity please contact Emily Donnell at Birchrose Associates for a confidential discussion.