Salary: Negotiable

Location: Hong Kong

Job type: Permanent

Job sector: In House

Equity Derivatives — Hong Kong 3-8 pqe

Leading Bulge Bracket Investment Bank’s Hong Kong Office is keen to hire a lawyer for a leading City law firm to support the bank’s Asia-Pac equities businesses with focus on equity derivative products and transactions, including OTC equity derivatives, structured notes, unit trusts/funds with equity portfolios and potentially corporate equity derivatives and variable annuity products.

Primary responsibilities:

*advising the equities trading and sales desks on legal and regulatory issues relating to equity derivatives transactions in the APAC region, including new regulations which may affect these businesses

*depending on previous experience, advising on corporate equity derivatives and variable annuity transactions

*providing documentation support for the equities derivatives business, including but not limited to drafting and reviewing OTC equity derivatives term sheets, confirmations, International Swaps and Derivatives Association(ISDA) master confirmation agreements, as well as structured notes term sheets, final terms and master distribution agreements

*providing legal and regulatory advice in respect of the bank’s legal entity project, which aims to move existing product issuance programs and infrastructure from the European Economic Area (EEA) region to APAC

*partnering with other members of the bank’s greater General Counsel division to review, develop and implement internal policies and procedures in respect of the equity derivatives businesses

*liaising with external counsel.

Qualifications

*3-8 years post-qualification experience, preferably with some training and work experience from a law firm

*a good understanding of ISDA documentation, especially the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions

*experience documenting and advising on structured debt issuances, either under an Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme or as stand-alone issuances, including those which are listed and rated

*ability to identify, assess, summarize and articulate to the business relevant legal and regulatory risks

*experience with variable annuity and/or re-insurance products would be advantageous but not strictly necessary

*experience with Global Master Securities Lending Agreement(GMSLAs),

The role reports into a London and magic circle trained lawyer who is keen to attract candidates who are looking for a new challenge in Hong Kong.

For additional information, please contact Brian Littleton at Chadwick Nott.