Legal Counsel - Structured Products / derivatives

One of our clients, a well know financial services group in the region of Zurich are looking for a Legal Counsel. They are known by the sustainable growht they are going through recently and they are actually expanding soon to Asia (Hong Kong, Tokyo etc..). Please, go through the requirements below and apply to this role if you believe you are the right candidate. Within the position you will be covering EU, so knowledge of international, in particular European, and also Latin American, financial markets, derivative financial productsge is needed.

Your tasks & Responsibilities

• Legal advice on capital market law issues, including European capital market law issues and their implementation into national law (primarily regulatory and securities law matters and civil law issues)
• Legal assessment, drafting and structuring of commercial contracts, including distribution agreements, prospectuses and related financial documentation
• Review and set-up of financial products and complex financial transactions
• Advising the business lines (drafting and reviewing transactional documentation) on all legal matters
• Advising and implementation of upcoming (financial) European rules and regulations
• Monitoring legal and regulatory developments relevant to the Leonteq Group

Our client's requirements:

• Law degree and bar exam, additional degree would be of value
• At least three years of experience in a legal function in the financial industry, in particular in investment or corporate banking, or in a law firm advising on capital markets questions/issues
• Fast learner with high levels of confidence, professionalism and diplomacy
• Fluent in English language (other languages are a plus)

NonStop Finance is a niche Banking & Financial Services consultancy focused on the recruitment of mid to senior level risk, compliance, financial crime, transformation and accounting professionals in the financial centres of Europe.

Swiss-headquartered with fully licenced and staffed offices across Europe, we are renowned for professionalism, unrivaled industry knowledge and extensive candidate networks. The service our multinational, multilingual teams provide is underpinned by an in-house Quality Assurance team, something unique in our industry.