VP Transaction Legal Manager Global Banking Group DCM Capital Markets

Role Overview:

VP-level Transaction Legal Manager to join the Securities Legal Team of a global banking group.

The team supports securities transactions across the Capital Markets Division, advising on legal risk, transaction documentation, and execution. The role will suit a lawyer or an experienced Transaction manager with a strong Debt Capital Markets (DCM) background and experience across structured notes, repackaging, hybrid instruments, and securitisation.

The position also offers exposure to a broad range of cross‑functional and cross‑border work, partnering with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Operations, and other stakeholders across the EMEA region, including involvement in firm‑wide and regional legal initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal support on securities and capital markets transactions
• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documentation
• Identify, assess, and manage legal and regulatory risks
• Provide legal support on DCM transactions, including syndicated and non‑syndicated bond and note issuances
• Provide advice on vanilla, structured (including repacks), hybrid, high‑yield and securitisation products
• Support EMTN programmes, including establishment, updates and drawdowns
• Provide advice on liability management transactions
• Provide legal support on ECM transactions, including share issuances, rights issues, convertible and exchangeable bonds, and REITs
• Advise the business on English securities law and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with EMEA legal colleagues on cross‑border transactions and strategic projects
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior business stakeholders

Skills & Experience:

• Qualified Lawyer or experienced Capital Markets Transactor
• experience advising on DCM products, including exposure to structured notes, repackaging, hybrids, and securitisation
• Strong knowledge of English securities law and regulation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills
• Commercially minded with a solid understanding of capital markets businesses

Hybrid working 3 days in the office