Legal Counsel, Capital Markets
Core
Provide strategic legal and regulatory advice on derivatives, structured products, and trading-related matters, including drafting and negotiating key market documentation.
Role type
In-house legal counsel (capital markets/derivatives)
Builds
Derivatives and structured products trading documentation and regulatory compliance frameworks
Domain
Financial services / Capital Markets / Derivatives
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Derivatives and capital markets law expertise, ISDA Master Agreements and CSA drafting, regulatory compliance (margin requirements), negotiation, risk identification and mitigation, legal research and analysis
Preferred skills
Experience in private practice, in-house legal, or regulatory bodies, knowledge of BMO's business environment, deep technical proficiency in derivatives operations
Technologies
ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes (CSAs), Control Agreements, Risk Participation Agreements, Master Confirmation Agreements
Responsibilities
Draft and negotiate derivatives documentation, advise on regulatory issues including margin requirements, identify and mitigate legal risks, resolve routine and non-routine legal issues, partner with trading, sales, risk, and compliance teams
Seniority
Mid-level (less than 7 years experience), hands-on IC
