Legal Counsel

at  Deutsche Bank

POSITION OVERVIEW

Job Title Legal Counsel
Location London
Corporate Title AVP/VP
Our Legal, Compliance and Government & Regulatory Affairs department manages the legal services, reviews trade reports, educates to avoid unintentional rule breaches or conflicts of interest, and advices on regulatory and political challenges. We protect the integrity and reputation of the bank by managing legal risk to make transactions viable and safe. In this role, you will be part of the Master Agreement Advisory team in London which is part of the Global Legal Documentation division within Legal with a focus primarily on support for the repo business.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Qualified as a solicitor, barrister, CILEX or foreign equivalent or with strong master agreement experience
• Strong academic and vocational training
• Experience of drafting, negotiating and advising on master agreements such ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA and cleared derivatives documentation in either private practice or in-house
• The ability to work independently and as part of an inter-disciplinary team
• Good commercial sense
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

ABOUT US

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• Drafting and negotiating a variety of master agreements and ancillary documentation
• Providing master agreement legal advisory support to the global legal documentation team
• Assisting with complex negotiations, escalations and priority client relationships from the business pipelines
• Supporting the Sales & Trading businesses and other key stakeholders with ad hoc legal queries on new or existing master agreement arrangements
• Liaising with and providing legal guidance and advice on Deutsche Bank policy to key internal stakeholders to resolve any negotiation points or opine on existing arrangements
• Supporting the internal netting process through contract reviews, opinion reviews and submission of legal summaries for approval to relevant internal committee