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Paralegal - OSTTRA

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Job summary

A leading company in financial technology is seeking a paralegal for its Penang Office. This role involves managing contracts, supporting sales teams, and analyzing legal risks across various business areas. Ideal candidates will have a legal degree and relevant experience in drafting and negotiating contracts.

Benefits

Health care coverage

Generous time off

Continuing education opportunities

Financial wellness programs

Family-friendly benefits

Qualifications

2 to 4 years experience in-house or large law firm.
Must have excellent command of English.

Responsibilities

Draft and negotiate various commercial contracts.
Support sales teams and internal clients on legal risks.
Manage relationships with outside counsel.

Skills

Excellent drafting skills

Negotiating skills

Analytical skills

Problem anticipation

Proactive team player

Education

Legal degree

About the Role:

About Us

The Legal Department at OSTTRA is hiring a paralegal in Malaysia or India.We are a small but robust team, and the position will report to the legal lead in India. We are a highly trusted and dynamic team that works in close partnership with the business to help drive maximum results.

For more regarding OSTTRA please visit: www.osttra.com

About The Role
This in-house paralegal position is based in our Gurgoan office in India or our Panang Office in Malaysia. Primaryresponsibilities will be to work on a broad range of corporate, corporate secretary, commercial, regulatory, privacy and transactionallegal matters in all areas of OSTTRA’s business. Paralegal will work closely withcolleagues in the legal, business, front office and core infrastructure and support functions andreport to the head of procurement legal in India.

Principal Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Manage, draft and negotiate various commercial contracts, including procurement and support, real estate, software licenses, services, maintenance, web-based services, consulting agreements, non-disclosure agreements and other commercial agreements
Support sales and other business teams including shared services groups based in different regions, globally and provide them with innovative business solutions.
Developing knowledge of multiple areas of the law, including intellectual property, and privacy, and data protection to counsel internal clients on business and legal risks arising at all stages of the customer relationship.
Analyzing, evaluating, and providing input to product and client initiatives with a view to identifying and highlighting possible business and legal risks to management.
Assist with various projects for OSTTRA's post-trade services, including client onboarding,commercial and jurisdictional issues, responding to regulatory requests and keeping abreastof post-trade regulatory developments in India
Liaise among business and various support and control divisions of OSTTRA, including IT, Tax,Compliance, Finance, Risk and Operations
Engage and manage outside counsel
Act as key member of team of commercial/corporate lawyers based in London, also withlegal colleagues in the US, India, Singapore, Sweden and Israel.

About You

Strong academic background / legal degree preferred or conversion
Paralegal
2 to 4 years experience of in-house and/or large law firm experience in a transactional practice
Must have an excellent command of the English language (both written and spoken)
Excellent drafting and negotiating skills
Legal experience in negotiating and drafting commercial and other business to business technology and information related contracts – nice to have
Experienced in data protection and commercial matters – nice to have
Knowledge of data and software licensing, intellectual property, and commercial contract law required - preferred
Knowledge of the laws England and of the State of NY is also great
Experience with technology, or financial services companies - nice to have
Proven ability to manage a variety of commercial transactions and special projects simultaneously
Ability to anticipate and respond to problems
Investigative, analytical and strategic skills
Proactive, enthusiastic, self-motivated team player. Strong organizational skills
You'll be asked to work 2 days from the OSTTRA office

About OSTTRA

Candidates should note that OSTTRAis an independentfirm, jointly owned by S&P Global and CME Group. As part of the joint venture, S&P Global providesrecruitmentservices to OSTTRA - however, successful candidates will be interviewed and directly employed by OSTTRA, joiningour global team of more than 1,200 posttrade experts.

OSTTRA was formed in 2021 through the combination of four businesses that have been at the heart of post trade evolution and innovation for the last 20+ years: MarkitServ, Traiana, TriOptima and Reset. OSTTRA is a joint venture, owned 50/50 by S&P Global and CME Group.

With an outstanding track record of developing and supporting critical market infrastructure, our combined network connects thousands of market participants to streamline end to end workflows -from trade capture at the point of execution, through portfolio optimization, to clearing and settlement.

Joining the OSTTRA team is a unique opportunity to help build a bold new business with an outstanding heritage in financial technology, playing a central role in supporting global financial markets.

Learn more atwww.osttra.com.

What’s In It For You?

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you cantake care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

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