Job Description

G MASS Consulting are seeking a Legal Counsel to join our client's EMEA Legal Department on a fixed-term basis. This role will focus on supporting a key strategic project, while also providing broader support across Global Markets and Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Legal teams.

Key Responsibilities

Provide legal advice on transactions, regulatory programmes, new products and business initiatives. Draft, review and negotiate complex finance-linked hedging documentation (ISDA, FBF/CMOF, repos, TRS, equity and credit derivatives). Review loan agreements, CTAs, STIDs/ICAs and related finance documents. Advise on flow derivatives, repo and securities lending (GMRA, GMSLA, ISDA, CSA, IM documentation). Support inter-affiliate agreements and strategic projects. Contribute to governance frameworks, risk mitigation strategies and operational risk management. Implement documentation templates, best practice and participate in industry forums. Provide mentoring and support to junior legal colleagues.

Requirements

Qualified lawyer (UK or equivalent) with 5+ years' post-qualified experience. Strong expertise in finance-linked hedging transactions and derivatives documentation. Experience gained in private practice with a major law firm or in-house within a financial institution. Strong stakeholder management skills, with ability to explain complex legal issues to non-technical audiences. Commercially minded, pragmatic and proactive, with a collaborative working style. Additional European language skills (French, German, Spanish) advantageous but not essential. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. A team player with an international outlook and a can-do approach.

Benefits

Initial 12-month FTC, with expectation to be extended or to be permanent. Salary to be discussed.