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Date live:
May. 28, 2025
Business Area:
Legal
Area of Expertise:
Legal
Reference Code:
JR-0000016663
Contract:
Permanent
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Explore locationWe are looking for an experienced Legal Counsel/Legal Professional to join our derivatives master agreement negotiation team. In this role, you will have a portfolio of roughly 25-30 negotiations of master agreements or amendments (primarily ISDA) which you will actively and independently manage from inception to completion. This will entail negotiation with the client directly as well as internal teams and stakeholders such as onboarding, credits teams, collateral management, treasury, tax, sales, and trading teams. In the course of these negotiations, you will have to ensure that MI is adequately captured by updating internal systems and managing data efficiently. Further responsibility will include being privy to regulatory updates, taking ownership of capacity and authority checks, and conducting due diligence in respect of these negotiations (including netting and collateral enforceability). This is an exciting opportunity to accelerate your career and join the largest legal team within Barclays.
Candidates for this AVP Legal Counsel should possess:
Derivatives master documentation (ISDA), DF protocol, FIA execution agreements
Familiarity with collateral arrangements and credit support annexes (including UMR VM and IM)
Experience with account control agreements
Some other highly valued skills may include:
Familiarity with Securities Financing Documentation (master repurchase agreement, MSFTA GMRA, GMSLA, MRA)
Knowledge of asset managers
Familiarity with industry legal opinions
Additional language skills
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 Whippany, NJ.
Minimum Salary: $138,000
Maximum Salary: $182,500
The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.
Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.
This position is eligible for an incentive award.
Purpose of the role
To oversee and manage transactional processes, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and maintaining accurate documentation for financial transactions.
Accountabilities
Assistant 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.