Senior Legal Counsel - HSBC : Job Details

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If you're looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a role that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

Global Legal plays an important role in protecting HSBC's reputation, helping to safeguard the organisation by providing robust and comprehensive advice on legal issues and risks. Our lawyers advise senior management and the Global Businesses and Functions. They offer a range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all the countries and territories in which HSBC operates.

The Senior Legal Counsel provides expert and professional legal advice, guidance and support to ensure that the legal and reputational risks faced by the area of coverage are identified, reported and mitigated.

This role will report to the Managing Associated General Counsel that is responsible for Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) matters across HSBC's Markets and Securities (MSS) Europe business.

• Be the primary lead lawyer and trusted business partner to the GFX business in London across the entire spectrum of the business stakeholders, including Sales, Structuring, Trading, COO teams, Regulatory Compliance and other Legal team members, to advise on all relevant contractual and potential regulatory considerations.
• Ensure senior legal management is fully briefed on major issues arising in relevant business area and major legislative changes in area of expertise, and coordinating and collaborating on GFX matters with Legal colleagues across Europe, and Hong Kong, Dubai and New York.
• Identify new legal, regulatory and market developments that can affect business activities, and educate our business teams on how these developments may affect their business.
• Draft, review, and negotiate relevant contracts and related transaction documentation.
• Provide expert and professional legal advice, guidance, and support to ensure that the legal and reputational risk of the relevant area are identified, reported and mitigated.

• Qualified Lawyer with extensive experience.
• Experienced and confident practitioner in derivatives legal matters.
• Excellent negotiation and drafting skills and will have demonstrated the ability to take initiative and apply good commercial and legal judgment.
• Ability to handle a diverse range of issues, deal with new or unexpected situations and work under pressure.
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and strong interpersonal skills.

The base location for this role is London with a hybrid working pattern.

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