Senior Legal Counsel

Rex; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Marex Group plc, a leading financial services platform, seeks a qualified lawyer with 5+ years PQE to manage legal risk for the Marex Solutions OTC derivatives business. You will advise on regulatory issues, draft and negotiate key trading agreements, and liaise with internal desks and external counsel across UK and overseas.

Strong understanding of financial markets and products, robust communication skills, and the ability to deliver pragmatic legal advice in a commercial setting are

Qualifications

• Qualified Lawyer with 5+ years PQE, in-house preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and products.
• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset and attention to detail under pressure.
• Excellent time management and teamwork.
• 2.1 degree or higher in law.

Responsibilities

• Advise Marex Solutions OTC derivatives business on legal risk and regulatory issues.
• Draft and negotiate trading agreements including ISDA, CSA, GMRA, GMSLA and confirmations.
• Review cross-border and jurisdictional issues for the division's activities.
• Liaise with external counsel, trading desks and control departments.
• Monitor UK and overseas regulatory developments and report to management.
• Assist Legal department with ad hoc matters.

Skills

Legal expertise

Financial markets knowledge

Stakeholder management

Regulatory awareness

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

Education

2.1 law degree

Job description

About Marex

Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets. The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 2,300 employees across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

For more information visit https://www.marex.com/

Role Summary

1. Assisting the Head of Solutions and Capital Markets Legal with management of legal risk arising from the Marex Solutions OTC derivatives business.

2. Advising the business directly on legal and regulatory issues that impact OTC derivatives.

Responsibilities

• Advising the Marex Solutions division in developing and structuring its OTC derivatives businesses in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements, and ownership of the overall legal strategy.
• Reviewing viability of new product types and structures (across all asset types, including crypto) and the legal issues arising therefrom.
• Maintaining templates for and drafting and negotiating various trading agreements including
• ISDA, CSA, GMRA, GMSLA and associated confirmations.
• Reviewing contractual rights in the context of day-today operations and in stress and close-out or contentious situations and providing advice directly to the desk on disputes and queries.
• Review of jurisdictional requirements for cross-border activity the division wishes to undertake.
• Liaising with external and internal stakeholders and clients, both in the UK and overseas (including external counsel, the internal trading desks, other control and support departments and various agents).
• Research into UK and overseas regulatory developments affecting the Marex Group and reporting/advising on regulatory developments
• Assisting the Legal department with other urgent or ad hoc matters from time to time.

Skills and Experience

• A Qualified Lawyer with suitable post-qualification experience of 5+ years, ideally with experience of working in-house;
• A strong and broad understanding of financial markets and products;
• Ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, present complex issues concisely and clearly to the business and provide clear, pragmatic legal advice that supports commercial objectives;
• Intellectually curious and keen to learn about new business lines and legal structures;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, good team player, flexible;
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work well under pressure;
• Strong academic results, including 2.1 or above at degree level.

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct
• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Company Values

Be collaborative- by working together across the organisation, we foster teamwork, can better respond to challenges and successfully deliver for our clients

Act with integrity- we pride ourselves on our honesty and high ethical standards. We apply these values when working with all our clients, colleagues and other stakeholders

Be adaptable and entrepreneurial- we embrace change as markets evolve to constantly increase our efficiency and create innovative solutions for our clients. We are interested in the world around us and inquisitive about understanding the challenges and opportunities our clients face.

Be respectful– how we treat each other, and our clients says everything about who we are. We always act respectfully and treat people fairly in everything we do.

Nurture talent – we aim to grow our own talent and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking and talented people choose to build their career. This means giving and taking stretch opportunities, taking risks, and committing to career development and support – for ourselves, and our teams.

Marex is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company. We welcome applications from candidates returning to the workforce. Also, Marex is committed to avoiding circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.

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