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Date live: Aug. 29, 2024
Business Area: Legal
Area of Expertise: Legal
Reference Code: JR-0000004155
Contract: Permanent
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Explore locationAs a Barclays Securitized Products Attorney VP, you will be part of the Securitized Products Legal team in Americas, providing legal support to businesses involved in the financing, structuring, syndication, issuance, trading and distribution of Securitized Products. You may have primary coverage responsibility for the same and potential rotation to multiple asset classes and transaction types (capital markets, loan repo financing, conduit lending and securities trading) and will be responsible for the structuring, negotiation and documentation of a variety of matters, such as underwriting/purchase agreements, engagement letters, legal opinions, and confidentiality agreements. In this exciting opportunity, you will advise the Barclays transaction committees in the Americas and work with business personnel across Securitized Products within the Investment Bank. You will also be responsible for advising the relevant businesses on regulatory developments and legal issues that arise, including ABS, securitization and structured finance (risk retention, due diligence requirements, representation and warranty reporting, rating agency regulation, Regulation AB, Volcker, IHC, etc.). You will also assist the businesses in managing legal and reputational risks of the firm’s transactions and activities in the relevant coverage area, including supporting the firms Transaction Review Committee and working with the Compliance department.
To be successful as a Securitized Products Attorney, you should have experience with:
- US securities laws and broker-dealer regulation
- Legal and regulatory risk management
- Execution of a large volume of transactions in relevant Securitization coverage areas
Some other highly valued skills may include:
- Thinking creatively and identifying innovative solutions
- The ability to clearly articulate multi-layered concepts and ideas
- Excellent written and verbal English language skills; any foreign language skill is a plus
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills
This role is located in New York
Minimum Salary: $260,000
Maximum Salary: $300,000
The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available
Purpose of the role
To ensure that the activities of the business units in the Markets division are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal risk associated with these activities.
Accountabilities
Vice President Expectations
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.