Treasury Clearing Attorney

Axiom Talent Platform

10d•$104,500 - $325,000•Remote

About The Position

Axiom is seeking an experienced Treasury Clearing Attorney to support U.S. Treasury clearing initiatives remotely. The role focuses on reviewing, drafting, and negotiating customer clearing agreements for sponsored repurchase transactions in preparation for compliance with the SEC’s U.S. Treasury clearing mandate. The attorney will collaborate with legal, business, and credit risk teams and support documentation remediation and clearing readiness. The broader work encompasses CCP frameworks, margin and collateral mechanics, netting, and cross-product documentation. Axiom describes itself as a global provider of on-demand legal talent, serving legal departments across North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC. Its legal professionals work on complex matters across 12 practice areas for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small and medium-sized businesses. The company emphasizes collaboration, agility, excellence, diversity, and equal employment opportunity. The estimated annual total compensation for full-time Axiom attorney roles is $104,500–$325,000. Compensation decisions may depend on experience, skills, certifications, location, and business needs. Employees may be eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance; paid holidays and PTO; flexible work arrangements; and professional development opportunities and tools. Employment may be contingent upon a background check, proof of identity, and legal authorization to work.

Requirements

Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating clearing, repo, or related markets documentation.
Strong understanding of repurchase transactions and Treasury clearing.
Knowledge of margin, collateral, and netting mechanics.
Experience reviewing regulations and netting opinions.
Ability to work effectively with legal, business, credit risk, and operational stakeholders.
Juris Doctor degree or equivalent and licensed to practice law in an applicable jurisdiction.

Nice To Haves

Experience with sponsored repurchase transactions and customer clearing agreements.
Familiarity with CCP documentation and clearinghouse frameworks.
Experience tailoring industry-standard forms and templates for client negotiations.
Experience supporting large-scale documentation or regulatory remediation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Review, draft, and negotiate customer clearing agreements for sponsored repurchase transactions.
Support preparation for compliance with the SEC’s U.S. Treasury clearing mandate.
Collaborate with internal teams to ensure compliance with legal, business, and credit risk controls, guidelines, and procedures.
Update agreement templates and tailor industry forms for client negotiations.
Review and analyze applicable regulations and netting opinions.
Support Treasury and repo documentation within CCP frameworks.
Help align margin, collateral, netting, and default provisions with operational requirements.