Partner as a transactional attorney with the Fixed income Finance Desk to negotiate and close Master and Global Master Agreements, and other associated agreements between the various Citi entities and its institutional clients to facilitate Repo trading. The Fixed Income Repo Legal team manages the Citi systems to effect new transactions and record keeping. The team also handles matters and projects relative to Fixed Income Desk's regulatory requirements and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and close the various agreements for the Fixed Income Repo Desk. These agreements include, but are not limited to the Master Repurchase Agreement, Global Master Repurchase Agreement, Securities Loan Agreement, Custodial Undertaking Agreement, Guarantee, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Waivers, Terminations, and various types of Amendments.

• Handling all stages of the contract process from the initial drafting through execution.

• Maintain detailed and accurate records of all transactions using the appropriate systems.

• Following up consistently with unresponsive customers.

• Close transactions and projects expeditiously meeting and/or exceeding expected time frames.

• Interacting extensively with the firm’s institutional clients and their internal/external counsel as well as coordination with the firm's trading/sales, legal, credit and tax areas.

• Advising internal stakeholders such as the Business/Sales, Credit, and Trading.

• Request and review legal opinions and related bring-down opinions from external counsel relative to legal certainty determinations and draft legal memos based on these legal opinions.

• Performing legal certainty reviews and determinations on ongoing fund additions to existing agreements, as well as new counterparties.

• Maintenance of the legal certainty opinion binders, electronic storage of same, as well as a record of all determinations by jurisdictions.

• Participating in required and ongoing regulatory compliance projects, including but not limited to documentation reviews.

• Formulate, update and maintain policies and procedures for the Fixed Income Repo Legal team.

• Assist with managing the Citi new matter and record keeping systems.

• Provide support for the Senior Paralegal.

Development Value

• The ability to become a subject matter expert for the Fixed Income Business and the agreements for this Business.

• Opportunity to develop Project management skills when there are regulatory compliance projects.

• Enhancement of communication skills relative to a global corporation

• Assist with negotiations of Credit Support Administration Agreements for CPM Team.

Qualifications:

• JD from an accredited law school.

• Valid Bar License from any state and in good standing, if not Florida, the candidate must get the Authorized in House Counsel license from the Florida Bar.

• 3-6 years of experience negotiating agreements, preferably for a financial services firm or for such firms in a law firm environment.

• Some experience in managing projects, preferably regulatory compliance projects.

Competencies and skills

• Superior communication skills – oral and written.

• Ability to find innovative and compliant solutions when negotiating complex or contentious issues.

• Ability to deliberate and find the best process to achieve the goal.

• Excellent analytical skills coupled with common sense.

• Maturity and character suitable for a demanding business and a cohesive team.

• Ability to work autonomously when necessary and appropriate.

• Comprehensive knowledge of MS Word and Excel.

• Ability to manage a large workload.

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