Legal Consultant - Derivatives

We are seeking candidates with 4-7 years' post-qualification experience, ideally gained across a combination of private practice and in-house financial institutions, with a strong track record advising on derivatives, securities financing, structured products, and global markets documentation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience negotiating and managing ISDA, GMRA and GMSLA agreements, while partnering closely with trading, structuring, treasury, risk, and compliance stakeholders across a regional business.Who are we?LOD (Lawyers On Demand) is an original New Law pioneer. We've transformed the way in which lawyers, consultants, and commercial teams work, and we're one of the largest and fastest growing flexible legal services businesses globally. Our mission is to help in-house legal teams succeed by creating smarter ways of working.Our people are at the heart of what we do, and we're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice by Australasian Lawyer.Who are we looking for?There is currently an increased demand for experienced financial markets lawyers to support a leading financial institution on a broad range of trading, derivatives, and securities financing matters. We are interested in legally trained professionals with the following attributes:4-7 years PQE gained at a leading law firms and/or a global financial institutionQualified to practise law in a common law jurisdictionStrong experience advising on derivatives, securities financing transactions, and global markets productsDemonstrated expertise negotiating and documenting ISDA Master Agreements, CSAs, GMRAs, GMSLAs, and related trading documentationExperience supporting OTC derivatives, repo, stock lending, FX, rates, commodities, and structured products businessesStrong understanding of regulatory developments impacting derivatives and capital markets activitiesProven ability to provide practical, risk-based legal advice to front office, treasury, risk, compliance, operations, and other key stakeholdersExperience managing legal documentation projects across multiple jurisdictions and counterpartiesSolid understanding of netting, collateral, credit support, close-out provisions, and related legal risk considerationsAbility to work independently while managing a high volume of transactions and stakeholder requestsStrong commercial acumen, drafting skills, and attention to detailExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills within a fast-paced financial services environmentPrevious experience supporting APAC trading businesses will be highly regardedAvailability to commence on short notice is preferredWhat sets us apart?The life of an LOD lawyer is like no other. We provide our team with varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with world-class brands, and pride ourselves on enabling our people to take control of their career and diversify their experience across a range of industries.We also take work-life balance pretty seriously! You have the chance to either work on-site with our clients or remotely. You have the option to undertake full-time or part-time assignments, or assignments that are simply set for a few months out of a year. It's really your choice!Throughout your LOD journey and the myriad of assignments you will undertake, you will be supported by your LOD colleagues, have access to high-quality know-hows and training, to assist in your ongoing growth and development.What's next?If you're looking to take control of your career with greater flexibility and variety, join a business that's reshaping the legal and consulting industry. Please submit your application via our website at https://careers.lodlaw.com/. If this specific role isn't listed, simply apply for the opening that best matches your profile.You can also check out our website at http://www.lodlaw.com.LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants, including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA+, and culturally diverse communities, to join us so we can do great things together.