Transactional Law Associate Counsel

Vanguard • Malvern, PA

114d

About The Position

Vanguard is a leading provider of financial products and services to individual and institutional investors world-wide. Known for its strong ethical business practices and client focus, Vanguard fosters a collaborative, team-oriented environment that rewards and recognizes distinguished individual performance. As a member of Vanguard’s Derivatives and Global Equities Legal team, you will be responsible for a broad portfolio of legal matters related to Vanguard’s Derivatives and Global Equities trading and investment activity.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years law firm experience or in-house corporate experience in a bank, broker/dealer or investment firm.
• Knowledge and experience in derivatives, securities lending, repurchase transactions, and/or custody (legal documentation and global regulatory framework), including ISDAs, CSAs, MSFTAs, Futures and Option Agreements, Prime Brokerage Agreements, MRAs, GMRAs, MSLAs, GMSLAs, Agent Lending Agreements, and/or ACAs.
• Track record for highly successful contract and dispute negotiations.
• Ability to develop positive relationships and work confidently and cooperatively with legal colleagues, business unit managers/employees, and external entities such as outside counsel, clients, vendors, and other business partners.

Responsibilities

• Draft & negotiate various legal documents for derivatives, futures, prime brokerage, TBA trading, securities lending, repurchase agreements, as well as general trading agreements and supporting documentation.
• Support new services, product developments and initiatives.
• Advise, counsel, and educate internal clients and business units on global legal issues impacting derivatives, futures, and/or prime brokerage as well as educate and inform for better compliance with policies, regulations and laws.
• Advise, counsel and educate internal clients and business units on sanctions, index events and other topics impacting global equity markets.
• Maintain a high level of expertise in applicable areas of the law, Vanguard's business, the mutual fund industry, and the derivatives industry.
• Maintain a high level of expertise in regulatory law, Vanguard’s business and products, and the investment industry.
• Stays abreast of industry and regulatory developments affecting Vanguard, and maintains affiliations with relevant industry, compliance, and risk associations.
• Demonstrates judgment, creativity and technical expertise, breadth of vision and initiative, commitment and accomplishment, communication skills.

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