Senior Legal Counsel - Markets & Securities

HSBC
Dubai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Strategic legal advice","Pragmatic problem-solving","Collaboration","Prioritization","Written and verbal communication"]

Provide strategic, pragmatic legal advice to support MSS (Markets, Treasury and Securities Services) across the MENAT region. Partner with trading, sales, structuring, compliance, finance, tax, operations and senior management on matters covering FX and OTC derivatives, repos, loan hedging, structured notes and Islamic finance. Draft and negotiate financial markets agreements, advise on regulatory impacts, support custody, and represent HBME at industry meetings while working closely with the Dubai Legal team under tight deadlines.

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Senior Legal Counsel - Markets & Securities

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Job Summary

Provide strategic, pragmatic legal advice to support MSS (Markets, Treasury and Securities Services) across the MENAT region. Partner with trading, sales, structuring, compliance, finance, tax, operations and senior management on matters covering FX and OTC derivatives, repos, loan hedging, structured notes and Islamic finance. Draft and negotiate financial markets agreements, advise on regulatory impacts, support custody, and represent HBME at industry meetings while working closely with the Dubai Legal team under tight deadlines.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide strategic legal advice supporting the MSS business across the MENAT region.
  • •Advise on legal issues across FX and OTC derivatives, loan hedging, repos, stock lending, margin loans, repack transactions, Islamic finance, and structured products.
  • •Draft and negotiate agreements relating to financial markets matters.
  • •Prepare and present legal submissions to the bank’s global netting committee on netting, set-off and collateral enforceability.
  • •Provide legal support on regulatory impacts and support custody and rollout of new MSS products across MENAT.

Key Requirements

  • •University degree and qualified as a solicitor in the UK or another common law jurisdiction.
  • •Minimum 8 years’ post-qualification experience advising on financial markets matters in an international law firm.
  • •Proven experience drafting, negotiating and advising across asset classes including derivatives, repos, structured finance and structured note issuances.
  • •Proven track record providing strategic legal advice for Markets and Securities Services (MSS) businesses from a reputable legal firm or in-house financial institution.
  • •Fluency in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach.
Experience:8+ yearsFinancial servicesIslamic financeDerivativesSecurities servicesStructured finance
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Strategic legal advicePragmatic problem-solvingCollaborationPrioritizationWritten and verbal communication
Licenses:Solicitor (UK or other common law jurisdiction)
Languages:English

Company Brief

HSBC
Global banking and financial services organisation offering retail, commercial, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, and global markets services across Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1865
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