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Legal Negotiator – Assistant Vice President

On-site in Belfast·Full-time·Added 28 days ago (last checked 12 Oct)

Citi

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Overview

Job details

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

Requirements

  • Work on-site in Belfast

    No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

Nice to have

The role

Discover your future at Citi

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Overview

You will support the busy, expanding, commodities legal team, sitting within the Citi Belfast Markets Legal Contract Management Team. This role will provide exposure to master agreements for (i) financially settled commodities transactions, such as the ISDA (ii) physically settled commodities transactions, such as the EFET (iii) emissions allowance trading, and (iv) associated amendments etc. It offers challenging work within a supportive team, with plenty of learning opportunities and long-term growth potential.

What you'll do

  • Review, draft, and negotiate contracts and required documentation for the relevant Citi business

  • Conduct business negotiations in a timely, thorough, and efficient manner

  • Engage with the firm's institutional clients and their internal/external counsel and collaborates with Citi's first line, legal, second line, and other internal constituents during negotiations

  • Integrate in-depth knowledge of an area to address queries from Citi businesses and clients regarding the contractual documentation and escalates to senior attorneys as required

  • Actively initiate communication with unresponsive customers, maintaining detailed records of the negotiations

  • Stay abreast of new and changing regulatory and legal issues and industry initiatives and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements

  • Identify opportunities for the development and implementation of projects relating to implementation of regulation, process improvements or development of new products and services

  • Advise the Risk function and business partners on risks and associated documentation requirements based on product and relevant jurisdiction(s)

What we'll need from you

  • Relevant industry experience, preferably with some experience working in an in-house legal role within financial services

  • Contractual and documentation negotiation experience in a large institutional setting.

  • Proven record of completing complex documentation within very tight time deadlines

  • Ability to manage complex documentation with organization and detail

About Citi

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Founded
1812
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Headquarters
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