Legal Counsel

Posted 16 Hours Ago
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2 Locations
Hybrid
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Software • Financial Services
IMC is a proprietary trading firm powered by research and technology.
The Role
Provide senior legal counsel for trading and treasury functions across US and London/EUR markets. Lead negotiations on prime brokerage, ISDA/CSA, securities lending, repurchase, and banking documentation. Advise on regulatory compliance for transaction reporting, clearing, margin, custody, and collateral. Partner with Risk, Treasury, and business teams and manage cross-functional projects.
Summary Generated by Built In
We're looking for a seasoned attorney to serve as Senior Legal Counsel. This role is responsible for supporting all our business lines (e.g. trading in equity options, equities, ETFs, futures). This includes supporting all legal agreements and documentation related to our treasury function, prime brokerage arrangements, and clearing relationships.
Your Core Responsibilities:
  • Provide legal advice across the US and London / EUR markets across a wide array of asset classes and topics, including prime brokerage arrangements, give-up agreements, securities lending, netting and collateral, capital and liquidity requirements, custody and clearing relationships, and reporting
  • Lead negotiations across all prime brokerage and OTC derivatives documentation including ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, and securities lending and repurchase documentation, as well as banking deposit agreements, account control agreements, letters of credit agreements, etc.
  • Advise on regulatory compliance and implementation of key regulatory projects such as transaction reporting, clearing, and margin requirements, on cash equities, fixed income, options, futures, and derivatives
  • Collaborate with Risk, Treasury, and business support, helping internal teams understand regulatory requirements and implementation impacts

Your Skills and Experience:
  • 8+ years of legal experience, with meaningful in-house experience at a large, complex organization
  • Strong background in both private practice and in-house environments, ideally within leading buy-side financial institutions, asset managers, or trading firms
  • Sound understanding of OTC derivatives, including deep familiarity with ISDA Master Agreements, Securities Lending Documentation, and related regulatory frameworks
  • Proven track record managing large-scale, cross-functional projects from initiation through completion
  • Strong business acumen and ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for senior stakeholders
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • D. from an accredited law school; active bar membership required

Skills & Attributes:
  • Highly organized with strong project management instincts - you don't just flag problems, you build systems to prevent them
  • Comfortable operating with ambiguity and shifting priorities
  • Collaborative and low-ego - you get things done through influence, not authority
  • Discreet and trustworthy; able to handle sensitive information with professionalism
  • Familiarity with legal operations tools and technology is a plus
  • Willingness to promote opportunities to leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and drive smarter ways of working across the Legal team and the organization

Skills Required

  • 8+ years of legal experience, with meaningful in-house experience at a large, complex organization
  • Experience in both private practice and in-house environments, ideally at buy-side financial institutions, asset managers, or trading firms
  • Deep familiarity with OTC derivatives and ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, securities lending and repurchase documentation
  • Experience supporting prime brokerage arrangements, custody, clearing relationships, netting and collateral, and banking agreements
  • Proven track record managing large-scale, cross-functional projects from initiation through completion
  • Strong business acumen and ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for senior stakeholders
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; active bar membership required
  • Highly organized with strong project management instincts
  • Familiarity with legal operations tools and technology
  • Willingness to promote and leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to improve Legal team productivity

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The Company
HQ: Amsterdam
1,954 Employees
Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.

Why Work With Us

At IMC, the best ideas win, regardless of hierarchy. Graduates receive mentorship and make an impact from day one, while experienced hires get to shape their own path in a flexible, high-performance environment. We remove barriers so everyone can grow and help drive one of the world’s leading liquidity providers.

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