U.S. Equities Lawyer - VP

Barclays•New York, NY

4d•$200,000 - $290,000

About The Position

Barclays is hiring a U.S. Equities Lawyer at the Vice President level to provide legal and regulatory support to its Global Markets businesses, primarily covering equity derivatives, corporate derivatives, and equity swaps across the Americas. The role advises on complex transactions involving Delta One products, flow and structured derivatives, structured notes, and other equity-linked products, working closely with business leaders and key stakeholders. As an individual-contributor subject matter expert, the lawyer identifies and resolves legal and regulatory issues, guides transaction structuring, and provides practical legal advice across multiple business lines. The role offers significant visibility and supports sophisticated U.S. equities and derivatives activity within Barclays’ Global Legal team. The position helps ensure that Markets business activities comply with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and supports management of related legal risk. Work includes developing legal strategies, advising business units, supporting the Legal department’s representation of the bank in proceedings, creating and reviewing legal documents, maintaining template documentation, researching legal and regulatory developments, and delivering employee training. The role also proactively identifies applicable legal and regulatory requirements and helps ensure they are reflected in relevant policies, standards, and controls. The Vice President is expected to contribute to strategy and change, advise senior stakeholders, manage and mitigate risk, strengthen controls, collaborate across the organization, and use analytical judgment and research to develop solutions. As an individual contributor, the role provides technical direction, guides assignments and less experienced specialists, and contributes to strategic and business objectives. The position is located in New York, NY.

Requirements

Experience advising on equity derivatives within an investment bank or leading law firm.
Technical knowledge of Delta One products, equity swaps, flow derivatives, structured derivatives, and structured notes.
Experience with OTC equity derivatives documentation, including ISDA Equity Definitions.
Experience advising on corporate equity derivatives transactions involving issuers and shareholders.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of applicable U.S. securities, derivatives, and broker-dealer laws and regulations.
Expertise in complex structured transactions and equity derivatives matters.
Ability to provide practical legal guidance and support across multiple business lines and senior stakeholders.
Critical thinking, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Skills in risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, and job-specific technical areas.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement legal strategies and best practices for compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Provide legal advice and support to Markets business units on matters involving their products and services.
Provide subject matter support in the Legal department’s representation of the bank in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations related to Markets businesses.
Create and review legal documents and maintain and update template documentation for the Markets division.
Conduct legal research and analysis on changes in applicable laws, rules, and regulations that may affect Markets activities.
Develop and deliver training on legal and regulatory requirements for employees.
Proactively identify, communicate, and advise on applicable legal and regulatory requirements, and help ensure these are reflected in policies, standards, and controls.
Advise on complex equity derivatives, corporate derivatives, equity swaps, Delta One, flow and structured derivatives, structured notes, and other equity-linked transactions.
Identify and resolve legal and regulatory issues and guide transaction structuring across multiple business lines.
Advise key stakeholders and senior management on functional and cross-functional matters.
Assess and mitigate risks and demonstrate accountability for strengthening controls.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve business objectives and support business strategies.
Guide technical direction and assignments, and train, guide, and coach less experienced specialists.