Structured Products and Index Solutions Coverage Lawyer

Structured Products and Index Solutions Coverage Lawyer

Job Number : 3256081

3256081

Posting Date

Aug 23, 2024

Primary Location

Europe, Middle East, Africa-United Kingdom-United Kingdom-LondonEducation Level : Bachelor's Degree

AttorneyEmployment Type : Full TimeJob Level : Vice President

Description

About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services.

The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic.

Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow.

A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Department Profile :

The attorneys and other professionals of Legal & Compliance provide a wide range of services to our business units. They might help to structure a complex and sensitive cross-border transaction;

advise on a new product introduction; develop a training program or defuse an investor dispute. They preserve the Firm’s invaluable reputation for integrity and protect the Firm from sanctions with policies and procedures that meet regulatory requirements around the world.

They also strive to maintain cooperative relationships with governmental policy makers and the regulatory and self-regulatory agencies that govern the Firm’s businesses.

Position :

There is a position within the Morgan Stanley EMEA Legal Division for a qualified lawyer to provide legal coverage to the Structured Products and Structured Solutions businesses within the Institutional Equity Division (IED).

The Structured Products business covers the issuance of structured notes, warrants and certificates and exchange traded products to both retail and institutional clients across EMEA.

The Structured Solutions business develops bespoke indices and strategies for clients. While the role focuses on coverage of the EMEA Equities Division, there will be frequent touch points with traditional fixed income asset classes, such as interest rates, currencies and commodities.

The role is primarily an advisory role (and not a documentation role, which is covered separately by the Transaction Management Group) and focuses on the management of legal and regulatory risks for these businesses.

The role sits in the EMEA Equities Legal team and will report to the head of EMEA Equities Legal, who is an MD. The successful candidate will be assisted by a junior lawyer in London and will work closely with other structured products coverage lawyers in Frankfurt and Paris.

What will you be doing :

• Advising different functions within the Firm, including Sales, Trading, Transaction Management (documentation) and Risk Management on legal and regulatory risks associated with structured products transactions, with particular attention to retail transactions.
• Advising on product governance, regulatory and reputational issues, drafting appropriate disclosures and identifying possible solutions to mitigate risks.
• Advising on new and existing EU and UK regulations, including prospectus regulations (such as PRIIPS and other public offer rules), benchmark regulations, ESG and product governance regulations more broadly.
• Negotiating distribution agreements (either directly or with the support of third party vendors) and other commercial arrangements, including platform agreements, fee letters and liquidity arrangements.
• Participating in the Firm’s regular engagement with industry roundtables and consultations.

Qualifications