Legal Counsel - APAC Capital Markets

About the role

Marex is looking for an experienced, proactive Legal Counsel to support its APAC capital markets business and manage legal risk across a diverse portfolio. This is a junior-level position that can work autonomously and also as part of a team, engaging directly with senior stakeholders and external counsel. All employees must comply with relevant Sarbanes-Oxley operational requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Provide legal support to the APAC capital markets business, covering commodities trading agreements, broking agreements, global master agreement negotiations, client clearing agreements, default management, dispute resolution and new business and product implementation.
• Advise the business on legal, regulatory and operational matters affecting financial markets, including clearing of listed derivatives, OTC derivatives, securities, prime brokerage and margin lending.
• Review regulatory developments affecting APAC entities and advise on cross-border licensing requirements.
• Oversee legal work from new business areas and integration of acquired businesses, and manage advice from external counsel and associated costs.
• Draft, review and negotiate physical commodities contracts and agreements such as ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA, initial margin, prime brokerage and execution and clearing agreements.
• Advise trading desks on day-to-day legal issues, assess legal risks in new products and support dispute resolution and pre-litigation strategy.
• Collaborate with commercial, compliance and risk teams and liaise with external counsel, trading desks and other stakeholders.

Required profile

• Qualified lawyer with 5-10 years of post-qualification experience, with experience in commodities trading (in-house or top-tier law firm).
• Strong academic results, including 2.1 or above at degree level.
• Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of risk and compliance requirements.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of physical commodities markets and related contracts, and of financial markets contracts.
• Familiarity with international trade law, shipping and regulatory frameworks.
• Good written and oral communication, attention to detail, time management and ability to work under pressure.