Legal Counsel

**What is this position about?**

The role is for a mid-level transactional lawyer in the Global Markets Equity Derivatives and Cash Equity legal team to provide legal advice to business lines and senior management within the APAC region on a wide range of structured products and OTC transactions.

**What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?**

In this role, you will be involved in:
Providing legal advice on equities structured products issuances and OTC transactions related matters;

Providing structuring, documentation, execution management and legal support in respect of all structured transactions and new business initiatives or projects;

Advising on the establishment, on-going maintenance and renewal of structured product programmes, working together with Compliance and other internal stakeholders to advise on relevant regulatory requirements;

Coordinating execution of transactions by working closely with BNP Paribas’ clients and marketers/structurers during execution phase of transactions, liaising with internal and external advisers and other relevant third parties. Day-to-day responsibilities include: (a) reviewing and drafting term sheets and confirmations; (b) reviewing transaction legal documentation prepared by external legal advisers and BNP Paribas’ counterparties; (c) providing legal sign off on ad hoc transactions; (d) advising internal stakeholders on legal documentation and procedure;

Participating in Transaction Approval Committees and/or other internal committees to identify relevant legal risks in the relevant jurisdictions, conduct legal analysis of new transactions or activities and to represent the relevant business lines in the committee meetings;

Keeping up-to-date with new regulatory requirements in various jurisdictions where we have a presence.

Building and maintaining constructive working relationships with law firms in the Asia-Pacific jurisdictions covered by CIB Legal in Singapore and with peer professionals at other investment banks; and

Sharing legal knowledge and know-how within CIB Legal, providing/participating in in-house training to the business and other functions and to other team members within CIB Legal.

**What is required for you to succeed?**

Technical and behavioral competencies

Proactive, self-motivated and confident individual, able to manage a large and diverse workload and interact comfortably and convincingly with all levels of management within the bank.

Experience advising on equity derivatives transactions, having product knowledge in structured complex transactions. Some experience of cash equities would also be preferred, but is not essential.

Technical knowledge of derivatives documentation, ISDA definitions and structured financing framework.

Outgoing and robust personality, capable of working both autonomously and as part of a cross-disciplinary and cross-border team.

Able to deal with a robust and demanding internal client base, including by handling multiple matters simultaneously and by meeting tight deadlines when required.

**Specific Qualifications Required**

Legally qualified in a common law jurisdiction with 3-8 years of experience in a major international law firm or top tier investment bank.

Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Chinese language fluency (reading and writing) required to perform job duties.

**About BNP PARIBAS**

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance.

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.
- BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community
- BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization
- Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
- BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

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