Senior Legal Counsel, Deutsche Bank

Vice President

$170-254.5k

Senior and Expert level

New York

Office located in Columbus Circle, New York

Investment bank and financial services company

Open for applications

Investment bank and financial services company

1001+ employees

B2CB2BInvestingTradingFinancial Services

Open for applications

$170-254.5k

Senior and Expert level

New York

Office located in Columbus Circle, New York

1001+ employees

B2CB2BInvestingTradingFinancial Services

Company mission

To be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients, creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

A good quality academic training in law, and qualification as a US attorney
At least Moderate of legal experience with derivatives, repo and/or other structured financial transactions, gained as a lawyer in a law Firm or in-house. (Note that although the product range is broad, we do not expect candidates to have mastered every asset class and product type… yet.)
A genuine interest in financial services and markets that goes beyond the desire to just earn a salary
The ability to work independently and as part of an inter-disciplinary team
Good commercial sense and excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent legal analytical skills and problem-solving ability and willingness to be versatile and develop knowledge about different departments within the Bank
A team player with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to develop strong working relationships
The ability to establish priorities, multi-task and coordinate work activities simultaneously

What the job involves

A vacancy has arisen for a lawyer to join the US Sales & Trading Legal team, in New York
The role involves supporting our global businesses with transactional, regulatory. Other advice concerning financial products, especially derivatives, structured lending and repo
Advising on US legal and regulatory aspects of financial transactions, or organizing external counsel to provide that advice
Drafting, or organizing external counsel to draft, a variety of transaction documentation for structured lending, repos and derivatives
Spotting legal risk issues, working on product development, internal product approval, netting and other relevant processes
Be embedded with US Sales & Trading Legal team members who are based in New York (3 team members) and Jacksonville (4 team members), and reporting to the head of the US Sales & Trading Legal team
Working with internal clients from across the globe, but particularly with colleagues in the New York front-office team, and the New York and Jacksonville Legal teams

Our take

Despite its roots in the nineteenth century, Deutsche Bank has seen strategic transformation at countless stages to remain competitive. For example, it recently launched Vert, a new digital payments company for SMEs, in collaboration with Fiserv. As a result, the company successfully filled the gap in the market for a user-friendly, all in one solution which would enable merchants to accept payments and manage money.

The company continues to benefit from its scale and reputation. Despite ongoing criticisms, its strong European ties and a global network means Deutsche Bank is well placed to help clients navigate through geopolitical and macroeconomic shifts, something that can’t be said so confidently of its competitors. Today, it operates in circa 60 countries.

Moving forwards, the company is focused on aligning more closely to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria to facilitate over €500B in sustainable finance and investments between 2020 and 2025.