Director, Capital Markets Managing Senior Counsel

About Our Client

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Investment bank.

Job Description

The Senior Counsel will handle a wide range of capital markets transactional matters, including :

• Working closely with the General Counsel to advise on a wide range of capital markets transactions, from start to finish.
• Advising clients on legal and documentation matters related to investment grade bonds, preferred shares, liability management transactions, medium term notes, and commercial paper; reviewing all related documentation and negotiating it.
• Advising and managing equity offerings, IPOs, follow-ons, and private placements; and debt offerings (US and International).
• Serving as legal adviser for matters pertaining to US securities laws and securities regulations.
• Assisting on the structuring of transactions (including assisting on pitches to clients), and researching, reviewing, and discussing various questions posed by the banking team.
• Drafting, negotiating, preparing, and reviewing documentation on a variety of transactions, such as purchase agreements, offering documents, comfort letters, legal opinions, indentures, registration rights agreements, and related documents.
• Closely managing external counsel to efficiently and cost-effectively manage the execution of a large volume of capital markets transactions.
• Assisting in the management of Counsel.

The Successful Applicant

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Member in good standing of the New York State Bar.
• 10-15 years of experience working at a top-tier law firm in combination with an investment bank within the capital markets area.
• Extensive experience within the capital markets space, both debt and equity side, advising on transactions from start to finish.
• Experience working with internal clients and stakeholders, particularly investment bankers, product teams, compliance, finance, etc.
• Broad knowledge of various fixed income asset classes, including investment grade bonds, high yield bonds, asset-backed bonds, covered bonds, preferred shares, private placements of notes, liability management transactions, medium term notes, commercial paper, loans, and municipal bonds.
• Understanding of securities laws and regulations.
• Team player.
• Management experience is preferred.

What's on Offer

• Competitive base salary.
• Excellent bonus.
• Benefits.
• Growth opportunities.
• Management opportunities.

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