Legal Counsel

1 week ago

Cape Town, South Africa LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) Full time

Summary

Role Responsibilities
- Supporting the senior lawyers in the Capital Markets and Post Trade Legal teams with a wide range of strategic and corporate initiatives and regulatory analysis, working closely with SMEs from the broader Legal & Compliance team.
- Drafting and negotiating agreements with customers, vendors, partners and other third parties, including data licenses, software and intellectual property licenses, intercompany and outsourcing agreements and other complex commercial agreements.
- Support on litigation, regulatory and market infrastructure disciplinary matters and complaints from market participants.
- Coordinating legal matters handled by outside counsel and a point of escalation for legal issues.
- Responsible for maintaining, updating and revising contract template agreements and rulebooks and other related documentation.
- Implementing internal controls, policies and procedures to increase efficiencies and assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, corporate policies, ethical standards and oversee adherence to contractual obligations.

Qualifications and Experience
- Experience in a legal position handling a broad range of commercial law disciplines.
- Qualified lawyer with experience at a law firm / in-house financial services legal team with a minimum of 2 years PQE.
- Financial regulatory legal background desirable.
- Willing to develop knowledge of current and developing legal issues, the regulatory environment and trends in the relevant markets together with a desire to develop a good understanding of the Capital Markets and Post Trade businesses.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- Strong contract negotiation and drafting abilities.
- Outstanding commitment to internal and external customer service.
- Excellent planning, organizational, analytical and decision-making skills, ability to manage projects.
- Strong skills to work both collaboratively and independently.
- Sound administrative and time management skills, with sharp attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and capability to build strong, trusted and effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across different functions and cultures, positively influencing the behaviour of multiple stakeholders, and successfully balancing customer interests while maintaining a good legal and fiscal position for the company; judgement, tact and discretion when dealing with people and issues
- Fluent in English.

At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities. Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose - driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth - in everything we do.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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