Legal Counsel

BGC Group; City of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent global brokerage firm in London is seeking a junior lawyer to engage in commercial work involving legal documentation and agreements. The ideal candidate will have up to 2 years PQE, with a background in financial services being a key requirement. The role offers substantial autonomy, interaction with stakeholders, and the chance to work on various corporate projects in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• Approximately NQ – 2 years PQE in a relevant field.
• Experience in compliance, intellectual property, structured products, or derivatives is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of agreements.
• Providing legal advice to internal stakeholders and clients.
• Assisting with corporate projects and regulatory changes.

Skills

Financial Services experience

Ability to manage pressure

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Education

English or Commonwealth qualified lawyer

Tools

Microsoft Office

Documentation management systems

Job description

Overview

A junior lawyer within the commercial team dealing with the day to day commercial work. The team services the European, Middle East and APAC wholesale brokerage businesses of BGC, GFI, Aurel & Sunrise and the global FENICS technology businesses.

This role involves regular interaction with internal business stakeholders and management. There is a genuine global dimension to the remit as well as substantial autonomy, ownership and responsibility. The environment is fast paced with a demanding customer base therefore the role requires a person who is able to manage pressure, can commit and work to deadlines.

The contractual hours are 9 am to 6 pm but these are regarded as the minimum working hours.

For immediate start.

Key Responsibilities

• Dealing with internal stakeholders/clients and external customers and/or service providers to ensure smooth delivery of legal documentation within an orderly time scale.
• Reviewing, drafting, negotiating a wide range of agreements and providing legal advice on associated business issues. Agreement types include: Terms of Business, brokerage rates agreements, commission sharing and netting agreements, IB agreements, confidentiality agreements, licenses, services agreements, technology contracts, intra group agreements, bank guarantees, engagement letters, clearing, custody and collateral agreements and marketing agreements and other agreements as required.
• General commercial advice.
• Corporate – periodically assisting the Corporate team, including confidentiality, due diligence and document reviews.
• Projects – periodically being involved in new corporate projects, which may include new offices, internal reorganisations, joint ventures and regulatory changes.

Skills/Experience required

• English or Commonwealth qualified lawyer with approximately NQ – 2 years PQE.
• Financial Services experience is key.
• Additional experience from one or more of the following areas would also be beneficial but not essential – compliance, intellectual property, structured products or derivatives.

Systems used

• Usual Microsoft and other systems.
• Knowledge and experience of documentation management systems would be useful.

Personal attributes

The department is always very lively and busy so the candidate should be able to deal with competing demands in a mature and sensible way as well as building a good rapport with stakeholders and colleagues.

Working effectively

• Self-starter and capable of working independently with minimal supervision;
• Confident to tackle wide range of issues;
• Takes ownership of requirements/issues and ensures they are resolved to meet objectives with agreed timeframes; and
• Very organised, disciplined and responsive.

Client focus

• Demonstrates an understanding of clients and their commercial needs.
• Ability to work closely with other departments in the front and back office.

Communications

• Is able to liaise with and give guidance to the business and other departments in a concise, and effective manner;
• Shares knowledge/experience with team;
• Strong developed written and verbal communication skills; and

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Legal Services

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