Lead Counsel - Wealth Capital Markets Product - Vice President
Core
Lead Counsel providing real-time legal support, transactional advice, and regulatory compliance for Wealth Capital Markets products (securities, derivatives, structured products) to front-office trading desks and business units in the UK, Europe, and Middle East.
Role type
Senior in-house counsel (Capital Markets Legal)
Builds
Legal documentation, regulatory change initiatives, and risk-appropriate business solutions for trading desks and front office.
Domain
Financial Services / Capital Markets / Wealth Management
Required skills
UK/EEA financial services regulation, Capital Markets products knowledge, securities law, regulatory interpretation, contract negotiation, policy development, external counsel management, risk assessment, complex legal analysis, drafting skills.
Preferred skills
Digital Asset/Tokenised/Crypto products knowledge, retail investment products experience, US regulation experience, private practice or regulatory authority background.
Technologies
MiFID II, MAR, CSDR, PRIIPs, RIS, Consumer Duty, EMIR, Dodd-Frank, Volcker, AIFMD, CASS, Benchmark Regulation, ESG-rules.
Responsibilities
Provide real-time legal support to front office business and Control partners; negotiate and review trading/offering documentation and bespoke side letters; review and draft product terms and disclosures; advise on cross-border marketing and distribution requirements; develop policies and controls; manage external counsel; escalate novel legal risks and issues.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
