At a Glance
- Tasks: Support clients with derivatives, trading documentation, and financial markets matters.
- Company: Join a leading legal services provider focused on innovative financial solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with excellent career advancement potential.
- Why this job: Make an impact in the fast-paced world of finance and law.
- Qualifications: Qualified lawyer or experienced negotiator with strong derivatives expertise.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
We are currently seeking Derivatives Legal Talent to support Axiom clients on a range of derivatives, trading documentation, structured products, and financial markets matters, with a particular focus on ISDA documentation, OTC derivatives, regulatory requirements, and counterparty negotiation.
Responsibilities
- Provide practical, commercially focused legal and documentation support on derivatives and financial markets matters, including OTC derivatives, structured products, trading arrangements, hedging transactions, and collateralised trading relationships.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on ISDA documentation, including ISDA Master Agreements, Schedules, Credit Support Annexes, Credit Support Deeds, confirmations, netting arrangements, collateral terms, and related trading documentation.
- Support negotiations with banks, asset managers, hedge funds, corporates, financial institutions, counterparties, and internal stakeholders on derivatives documentation, risk allocation, close-out netting, collateral, margin, and regulatory provisions.
- Partner with legal, trading, credit, risk, compliance, operations, treasury, front office, external counsel, and negotiation teams to support transaction execution, documentation remediation, regulatory change, and risk mitigation.
Minimum Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer, derivatives documentation specialist, or experienced ISDA negotiator with strong derivatives, financial markets, trading documentation, or structured products experience.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, or advising on ISDA Master Agreements, Schedules, CSAs, CSDs, confirmations, collateral documentation, netting provisions, or related derivatives documentation.
- Experience supporting banks, asset managers, hedge funds, corporates, financial institutions, trading desks, treasury teams, or other market participants on OTC derivatives or financial markets documentation.
- Strong negotiation, drafting, stakeholder management, commercial judgment, and analytical skills, with the ability to deliver pragmatic, business-focused support in fast-paced financial markets environments.
Derivatives Legal Talent employer: Axiom Technology Inc
Axiom is an exceptional employer for Product Counsel Lawyers, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters collaboration across diverse teams in the fast-paced digital and technology sectors. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, Axiom provides ample opportunities for professional development and advancement, alongside competitive compensation and benefits. The company's commitment to innovation and its supportive culture make it an ideal place for legal professionals looking to make a meaningful impact in their careers.
