Financial Services

Derivatives Lawyer

New YorkOnsiteFull TimePosted 24 days ago

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Required skills

Derivatives Lawyer
finance lawyer
live deals
Investment and Origination teams
negotiating
closing
term sheet
funding
financings
financial institutions

Nice to have

global bank
investment management firm
global transactional
regulatory experience

Role summary

Nearwater Capital is seeking an experienced Derivatives Lawyer to join its Legal team in New York City. This role involves direct engagement with the business, serving as the primary desk lawyer for Investment and Origination teams. Responsibilities include negotiating and closing new financings, drafting transaction documents (including ISDA documentation), and advising on legal risk and business objectives. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in financing transactions, structured finance, securitization, or loan/receivables finance, along with strong capital markets/securities laws experience. This is a 100% onsite position.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Nearwater is adding an experienced finance lawyer to its Legal team to work directly with the business on live deals. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, you will be the front-line desk lawyer for the Investment and Origination teams, negotiating and closing new originations from term sheet through funding. You will work on financings for some of the largest financial institutions and financial services firms in the world.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Negotiate financings with business groups and clients, working from the firm’s form documentation

Draft and negotiate transaction documents at every stage, from term sheet through funding, including ISDAs and related documentation

Serve as the front-line desk lawyer for the Investment and Origination teams on new originations

Partner with Compliance, Credit, and Risk on deal terms and approvals

Manage outside counsel on transactions

Maintain the firm’s documentation standards and transaction compliance across deals

Give commercial, solutions-oriented advice that balances legal risk with business objectives

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Required:

At least 5 years of hands-on drafting and negotiating experience in financing transactions, structured finance, securitization, or loan/receivables finance at a top-rated law firm or in-house, plus strong capital markets/securities laws experience

Experience negotiating a variety of financing structures, including repo, stock loan, and TRS, and the related ISDA documentation

Understanding of rating agency structured financing requirements for rated debt

Clear written and verbal communication with internal teams, clients, and counterparties

Law degree and qualification to practice as in-house counsel in the State of New York

Comfort working on-site in the New York office

Preferred:

Experience in a similar role at a global bank or investment management firm

Global transactional and/or regulatory experience

HOW YOU WORK

You think commercially and bring solutions to every deal

You use sound judgment and prioritize well when several deals are moving at once

You stay positive and constructive under pressure

You take ownership of your deals and see them through to closing

You listen well and explain legal points plainly to non-lawyers

WHAT YOU'LL GET

Exposure to a range of financing structures

A global client base of leading financial institutions

A growing legal team at a fast-growing firm, where your work is visible

Who We Are

Nearwater Capital is a rapidly growing and innovative specialty finance company headquartered in New York City with a global presence and client base. Established in 2017, Nearwater has distinguished itself as a leader in delivering thoughtful, solutions-based financing to some of the largest financial institutions and financial services firms in the world.

Nearwater offers an attractive market compensation and benefits package. As a creative, intellectual capital firm, Nearwater is proud to be 100% work from office.Nearwater Capital considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, civil status, family status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law in the jurisdiction of employment. By applying, candidates acknowledge that their personal data will be processed in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws, including but not limited to the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation and applicable US state privacy laws.

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