Senior Legal Counsel

Reporting to the Head of Legal - EMEA, the Senior Legal Counsel will be a member of the DTCC General Counsel's Office, located in the London office, with responsibility for providing legal and regulatory advice and guidance to DTCC's businesses in EMEA. We are looking to hire an experienced lawyer with a keen interest in EU and UK financial services regulatory work, offering solutions to the marketplace, an inquisitive, growth mindset and an enthusiastic attitude, looking to flourish in a supportive and collaborative environment. The core of the activities will be to act as legal contact for DTCC businesses in London and abroad and take ownership for the provision of advice with a view to designing and implementing measures to align with legal or regulatory requirements while mitigating risks. This will involve working closely with colleagues and partners throughout the organization, locally and globally. We are looking for a lawyer that can be autonomous in their role,
using the support that the team provides as appropriate.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Proactive, and operate with a good degree of autonomy to facilitate and support DTCC business


• Ability to understand complex technical issues and provide accurate and commercial advice to the business on a wide range of topics under English and European Union law reliably and within the required timeframes


• Support the management of legal issues across regulated and unregulated businesses in EMEA


• Manage matters and projects, partnering effectively with cross-functional teams (e.g. Compliance, Business, Product, Tech, Operations, and Sales) fostering and building relationships built on trust


• Collaborate with other members of the Legal team, both in the Americas and APAC regions, to ensure a consistent approach to legal issues across the DTCC business


• Assist with the continuous improvement of standard form agreements, contract processes and legal policies and procedures in collaboration with other DTCC regions as required


• Assist with reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts balancing commercial objectives, operational requirements, regulatory requirements and risk management imperatives


• Regulatory horizon scanning to devise effective solutions in collaboration with Legal, Compliance and Management, to develop efficient defense strategies and protect the business from risks, including by providing advice on the development and structuring of new business initiatives, new products and service offerings, transaction execution and legal and regulatory change


• Maintain sound governance practices and monitoring the effectiveness of controls


• Experience with incident responses and/or investigations


• Provide regular updates on matters to the Head of Legal - EMEA and act as a key support for the Head of Legal - EMEA team in maintaining relationships with the regulators, industry associations and other institutions by keeping up with regulatory changes and updates


• Handle other routine corporate legal matters or ad-hoc projects or questions, at times on tight deadlines, as requested by the Head of Legal - EMEA


• Mitigate risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior
  
  5 to 12 years PQE or equivalent


• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience


Talents Needed for Success:

• 5 to 12 years qualified lawyer entitled to practise in the UK (e.g. solicitor or barrister with current practising certificate for England and Wales)


• Experience as a practicing lawyer gained in private practice with a focus on financial services law, with experience working in a heavily regulated environment (preferably the financial services industry with knowledge of regulatory requirements in UK markets and/or dealing with regulatory agencies), ideally followed by in-house experience in a regulated financial entity


• An interest in technological development in the financial sector will be an advantage


• Experience and interest in general contract, corporate and commercial law


• Solid understanding of the requirements of legal risk management to facilitate business in compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies and procedures, and within risk tolerances
  
  Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve., DTCC safeguards the financial markets and helps them run efficiently, in times of prosperity and crisis. We are uniquely positioned at the center of global trading activity, processing over 100 million financial transactions every day, pioneering industry-wide, post-trade solutions and maintaining multiple data and operating centers worldwide. From where we stand, we can anticipate the industry's needs and we're working to continually improve the world's most resilient, secure and efficient market infrastructure. Our employees are driven to deliver innovative technologies that improve efficiency, lower cost and bring stability and certainty to the post-trade lifecycle.


DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.


• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive


• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location


• Pension / Retirement benefits


• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.


• DTCC offers a hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite mandatory Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team as agreed with manager).