Vice President and Counsel – Global Markets Legal (Americas)

Summary

Transactional lawyer to provide advice and counsel to the range of business lines and products that comprise CA-CIB’s global markets activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide transactional and legal advice with respect to global markets activities, with a particular emphasis on debt capital markets, securitization activities as well as the bank’s note programs.
• Activities include drafting and reviewing underwriting and purchase agreements, private placement agreements, dealer agreements and engagement letters
• Counsel and assist in negotiations with clients and other parties with respect to global markets activities in the United States
• Provide legal advice and memoranda on capital market and securities law questions and the impact of new legal developments on covered activities, including in support of CA-CIB’s new activities and products approval processes
• Assist in the development of forms and template documents used by covered businesses
• Engage, coordinate, and supervise external counsel acting on behalf of CA-CIB in all relevant jurisdictions and on all relevant subject matters
• Prepare and contribute to numerous internal reports and systems relating to the management of legal risk
• Assist in drafting internal governance texts, policies and procedures relating to the legal function and to covered businesses and products
• Stay current on market and legal developments affecting covered businesses and products
• Organize and participate in internal training targeted towards the front office, legal, compliance and other support functions
• Uphold CA-CIB’s codes of ethics, culture and conduct in all matters, including with respect to matters of diversity and inclusion and the identification and escalation of financial crimes risks

Salary Range: $210-240K

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