Key Responsibilities

Corporate Law and Strategic Transactions

• Lead the provision of legal advice on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, strategic investments, corporate reorganisations, and other significant corporate initiatives.

• Draft, review and negotiate complex corporate transaction documents, including share purchase agreements, shareholders' agreements, joint venture agreements, and related contractual arrangements.

• Advise on corporate governance matters, corporate structures and the legal implications of strategic business decisions.

• Support transaction structuring, due diligence, negotiation, execution and post-completion implementation.

• Work closely with senior management, Finance, Strategy and other business functions on corporate projects and strategic initiatives.

• Identify and manage legal and commercial risks arising from corporate transactions and business structures.

Commercial Law and Contracts

• Lead the drafting, review and negotiation of complex and commercially significant contracts across the business.

• Advise on commercial arrangements, including strategic partnerships, outsourcing, technology, licensing, procurement, distribution and services agreements.

• Provide practical advice on contractual risk allocation, liability, indemnities, warranties, termination rights and dispute resolution provisions.

• Develop and maintain contractual standards, precedents and negotiation positions to support consistent and efficient legal risk management.

• Support business stakeholders in structuring and negotiating commercial arrangements that achieve business objectives while appropriately protecting CMC Markets' interests.

Intellectual Property

• Oversee legal matters relating to the Group's intellectual property, with particular emphasis on trademarks, brand protection and trademark portfolio management.

• Advise on trademark registration, protection, enforcement, licensing and related intellectual property matters across relevant jurisdictions.

• Work with external intellectual property advisers to manage trademark applications, oppositions, disputes and enforcement activity.

• Support the protection and commercial exploitation of the Group's intellectual property rights, including those relating to technology, software, brands and proprietary business assets.

• Advise on intellectual property ownership, licensing and protection in commercial contracts, corporate transactions and strategic partnerships.

Financial Services Regulation

• Advise on corporate and commercial matters arising in a regulated financial services environment, taking account of applicable UK financial services legislation and regulatory requirements.

• Work closely with Compliance, Risk, Information Security and other specialist functions to address legal issues arising from new products, services and business initiatives.

• Support the assessment of legal risks associated with emerging technologies, digital assets and developing financial markets business models.