Legal Counsel Manager – Derivatives & Asset Management

About the role

Eastspring is seeking a Legal Counsel Manager to provide in‑house support for a broad range of documentation across derivatives, fund‑related and commercial agreements for a buy‑side asset management firm. This role offers exposure to both derivatives documentation and day‑to‑day commercial contracts, ideal for a lawyer or documentation specialist with around three years of experience.

Key responsibilities

• Support negotiation and execution of derivatives and financing documentation, including ISDA Master Agreements, CSAs, GMRAs, clearing and brokerage agreements.
• Work with external counsel on complex, jurisdiction‑specific or regulatory documentation matters.
• Identify, analyse and summarise legal and commercial issues, providing concise proposed positions.
• Manage multiple live negotiations and competing priorities in a fast‑paced trading environment.
• Coordinate documentation processes with trading, operations, risk and investment teams, engaging senior internal stakeholders and clients.
• Contribute to internal playbooks, templates and negotiation guides to promote consistency and efficiency.
• Prepare and maintain legal data trackers and management reports for oversight, transparency and risk monitoring.
• Negotiate and manage various buy‑side asset management agreements, including NDAs, broker onboarding/empanelment agreements, cornerstone agreements, and related fund or distribution documentation.
• Proactively use AI and legal‑technology tools to transform contract review and legal workflows, including advanced clause analysis and benchmarking against internal playbooks.
• Maintain accurate records of executed agreements and key commercial/legal terms.
• Support general documentation and administrative tasks associated with a high‑volume in‑house derivatives practice.
• Monitor market developments in derivatives, asset management and commercial documentation.

Required profile

• Approximately 3 years of experience in legal, financial markets or commercial contracting.
• Experience with general commercial or asset‑management agreements (e.g., NDAs, onboarding, investor documentation) is preferred.
• Demonstrated hands‑on use of AI and legal‑technology tools for contract review, risk identification and process efficiency, or a clear interest in developing such capabilities.

Required skills

• Hands‑on experience with ISDA documentation.
• Proficiency in using AI and legal‑technology tools for contract analysis and workflow automation.