Legal, Equities Lawyer, Associate, Birmingham

Goldman Sachs; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dynamic Legal Associate to join their Birmingham office. This role offers the chance to work at the intersection of finance and law, providing legal support for structured products transactions. You will engage with internal stakeholders, ensuring compliance with legal frameworks while helping to achieve business objectives. Ideal candidates are newly qualified lawyers with a keen interest in banking and finance, strong critical thinking skills, and a collaborative mindset. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering exceptional legal counsel in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Newly-qualified or junior lawyer with an interest in financial law.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Advising on structured products transactions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
• Ensuring transactions comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Legal Research

Contract Law

Regulatory Compliance

Critical Thinking

Communication

Attention to Detail

Team Collaboration

Education

Qualified Lawyer in England and Wales or EU Jurisdiction

Job description

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OUR IMPACT

We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators. Whether you’re an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right for you.

Job Description

OUR IMPACT

We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators. Whether you’re an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right for you.

Structure Investment Legal sits in the Global Banking & Markets Legal group and provides legal support to the Private Investor Product Group (“PIPG”) business within the Goldman Sachs’ Equities business, covering structured products across a broad range of asset classes. The legal team advises the PIPG business on a spectrum of retail and institutional structured products transactions including transaction structuring, negotiation of deal documentation and regulatory considerations. The role offers exposure to a fast-pasted trading and structuring environment, providing legal support over the full product lifecycle - from development and documentation, to issue resolution and redemption.

YOUR IMPACT

• Birmingham based lawyer within the legal division supporting the PIPG business.
• Advising on a range of retail and institutional structured products retail offerings and private placement transactions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and other non-US jurisdictions.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders to ensure transactions are executed in line with legal and regulatory requirements while helping the business achieve its business objectives.
• Involvement in the implementation of regulatory initiatives, for example with respect to consumer rights and investor protection, and other regulations that affect the PIPG business.
  
  

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• Newly-Qualified / Junior Lawyer qualified to practice in England and Wales or an EU jurisdiction.
• Interested in banking or finance (e.g. capital markets, structured products/derivatives, and/or regulatory)
• Able to adapt to changing circumstances and work in new areas outside of his/her comfort zone.
• A quick learner and a critical thinker able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet tight deadlines.
• Confident drafting and reviewing legal agreements, with strong attention to detail.
• A strong communicator and relationship builder with a collaborative and team-oriented mindset and a willingness to learn and take initiative.
• Commercially aware and solutions-focused, with an appreciation of business drivers behind legal advice.
• Previous in-house experience (including on secondment) is helpful.
  
  

About Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

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