Job Detail
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Job ID 41796
Job Description
Legal / Trading Documentation Analyst
City of London / Hybrid
Permanent
Paying up to £55k
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cer Financial are working alongside a finance broker who are based in the City of London. They are seeking a Legal/ Trading Documentation Analyst to work with them on a permanent basis.
In this role you will focus on the drafting, negotiation and reviewing of legal documentation and supporting the work of the Legal & Compliance Department. The Documentation Analyst will report to the Head of Legal & Compliance.
The responsibilities of a Legal / Trading Documentation Analyst will include:
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating different types of contracts including, without limitation, the following:
- master trading agreements relating to OTC and exchange-traded derivatives e.g. ISDA Master Agreements and related collateral agreements, terms of business agreements and novation agreements;
- guarantees;
- confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements;
- IT, service level and software licence and development agreements and terms and conditions; and
- data licence agreements.
- Drafting of formal letters to clients and counterparties relating to e.g. specific product terms or fees and charges.
- Drafting of legal documentation relating to the administration of the company, such as resolutions of the board of directors.
- Draft policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with legal and/or regulatory requirements.
- Responding to internal and external queries relating to the above type of agreements/documents.
- General project work, including regulatory change projects and new product development.
- Liaising with parent company overseas subsidiaries on legal documentation.
- Preparing and proofreading documents for execution.
- Sending out template agreements and documentation.
- Maintaining and updating databases.
- Updating other departments on concluded documentation.
- Ad hoc research into laws and regulatory requirements.
- Preparing presentations and training on legal and regulatory requirements for the directors and other staff.
- Carrying out various other administrative/support tasks to assist with the smooth operation of the department.
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The successful Legal / Trading Documentation Analyst will have:
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- At least 3 years of previous experience of working in a similar role focusing on the drafting of legal documentation relating to financial products.
- Financial services (Regulated environment) experience would be advantageous.
- Ability to think logically and quickly grasp how documentation architecture works.
- Passion for documentation and legal drafting work and eager to learn from others and independently.
- Excellent MS Office skills
- A good general education, ideally a law graduate with a 2:1.
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