Summary: The role of Legal Executive involves providing essential legal support to a global banking client's treasury and liquidity management business, with a focus on contract negotiation, legal risk management, and regulatory compliance. This position is initially a 6-month contract with the potential for extension. The successful candidate will engage in drafting and negotiating various financial agreements and managing legal risks while collaborating with cross-jurisdictional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate securities services agreements, including stock lending agreements, FX trading agreements, and SFTR/EMIR reporting agreements.
• Reconcile differences between Master Agreements as part of a post-merger project.
• Lead legal working groups, collaborate with cross-jurisdictional teams, and liaise with external counsel on legal opinions.
• Manage legal risks, conduct capacity checks, and advise on netting, collateral, regulatory, and insolvency issues.
• Maintain internal systems, develop standard precedents, and provide legal training.
• Support the transition of work to the Glasgow team, including process documentation, training, and stakeholder management.

Key Skills:

• Qualified solicitor or experienced paralegal with expertise in securities services, structured finance, or banking law.
• Strong contract negotiation skills.
• Experience in legal risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Coordination with external counsel.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Glasgow

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Legal