Capital Markets Lawyer | Global Bank

We are supporting a leading global bank on the appointment of a Capital Markets Lawyer for an initial 6-month contract, with the potential to extend to 12 months.

This is a role within the bank’s capital Markets Legal team, advising on a broad range of capital markets matters and providing transactional support to the bank’s capital markets business across multiple international jurisdictions.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:

• Advising on complex employment matters including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, restructures, redundancies and terminations

• Providing advice on capital markets matters, including new products and capital markets initiatives

• Providing transactional support to capital markets businesses across multiple regions and jurisdictions.

• Acting as lead lawyer on complex, multi-jurisdictional capital markets transactions

• Working closely with regional and country Heads of Legal to provide support to the business

• Identifying and finding ways to reduce legal and reputational risk

• Liaising with external counsel where appointed, including defining scope of work, overseeing quality and managing legal costs

• Working closely with country legal and compliance teams on local regulatory issues

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

• 3+ PQE with strong Capital Markets experience

• Broad Capital Markets experience rather than a focus on one specific product area

• Experience handling complex, multi-jurisdictional Capital Markets transactions

• Strong drafting and advisory skills across Capital Markets documentation and transactions

• Commercial, pragmatic and confident working with senior stakeholders

• Financial services or investment banking experience is preferred

• Experience working across international jurisdictions is a plus

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:

London

6-month initial contract, with potential to extend up to 12 months

Start: December 2026

Full-time preferred; part-time/fractional arrangements may be considered

If you’re an experienced Capital Markets lawyer looking for an opportunity within a global financial institution, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.