Legal Counsel - 9 Month FTC in Slough

Role Overview:

A commercial lawyer is required to support a global financial services group operating across EMEA and APAC on a 9 month FTC. The role focuses on advising brokerage operations—particularly those dealing with FX give-up arrangements and cleared interest rate swaps—as well as a prime brokerage desk handling equity swaps and cash-lending activities. Additional support across other business lines may be required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial and financial-market agreements.
• Working with documentation such as ISDA agreements, prime brokerage contracts, securities lending and repo agreements, confidentiality agreements, guarantees, derivatives execution documentation, FX give-up agreements, and related security documentation.
• Providing general commercial and regulatory-aligned legal advice.
• Collaborating with internal teams and external counterparties to ensure documentation supports business objectives.

Skills & Experience:

• Qualified lawyer (UK or Commonwealth) with 3+ years’ PQE
• Strong background in derivatives and/or prime brokerage documentation.
• Financial services experience preferred, though relevant in-house or private-practice experience will be considered.

Please reach out to tkretzmer@thedanosgroup.com to learn more.