Job Description:

• This attorney will be a member of Legal group. We focus on providing legal and regulatory advice and guidance to our clearing agency subsidiaries.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and submit U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule filings for the clearing agencies.
• Provide legal and regulatory advice in the development and structuring of new business initiatives for the clearing agencies; provide legal and regulatory advice on risk issues.
• Support audit and regulatory examinations relating to the clearing agencies.
• Research and draft internal memoranda and engage and manage outside counsel on various legal issues and projects.
• Support relationship with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve regarding the company’s clearing agencies.
• Handle membership on-boarding for the clearing agencies, including reviewing U.S. and non-U.S. legal opinions.
• Prepare non-U.S. registrations as needed for the clearing agencies, responsibility for ongoing monitoring of regulatory requirements of non-U.S. registrations.
• Handle other legal matters or ad hoc projects as required by senior members of the Legal team.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors, and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience
• JD and current U.S. bar admission

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience as a practicing lawyer, gained in private practice, a regulatory agency, and/or a multifaceted in-house legal team.
• A self-starter that finds opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and partners.
• Excellent legal savvy, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with analyzing sophisticated issues, exercising judgement, applying critical thinking to tackle problems, and recommending practical customer-focused solutions.
• Ability to embrace an agile way of working and manage the demands of a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with U.S. securities and/or banking laws, or legal experience in a highly regulated industry is a plus.

About US:

We are the heart of the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 21 locations all over the world, through our subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. In 2020, our subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at more than U.S. $2.3 quadrillion. We proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork.  When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A career with us is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.