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Expires soon Société Générale

Derivatives and Structured Products Lawyer

  • Internship
  • Tokyo, JAPAN

Job description



Responsibilities

Role:

·  To provide legal advice to the business line on bespoke structured derivative products, mostly on equity underlying, including bespoke indices. Candidates with good fixed income experience (especially credit) will be considered.
·  To provide legal advice on bond repacks, bespoke structured transactions and to handle associated documents.
·  To handle OTC documentation and Master agreements in general

Profile Required

Required Competencies:

·  A working knowledge of the ISDA documentation and associated projects (both Master agreements and definitions); a working knowledge of GMRA and GMSLA.
·  Analytical skills, and the ability to apply legal analysis to different fact patterns and in a cross-border context
·  Ability to pick up the interdependencies and interrelations between different parts composing a bespoke product.
·  Ability to manage complex product across a number of jurisdictions
·  Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders, including external legal counsel, internal legal and compliance teams
·  Numeric competency and an ability to understand the underlying economics and risk transference
·  Japanese law and/or Common law qualification – ideally both, but priority will be given to candidate with the strongest technical skills.
·  Minimum 3~ 7 years' professional experience, with at least a year as in-house legal at a foreign financial institution
·  Proven documentation drafting skills preferably in both Japanese and English
·  Inter -personal communication skills
·  Positive attitude with a willingness to learn and achieve
·  Commercially focused/problem solver
·  Able to manage time and juggle competing priorities
·  Discipline and professionalism: strong organizational, time management and prioritization skills; the ability to work under time pressure and manage deadlines

Why Join Us

Societe Generale is one of the leading financial services groups in Europe. Present in over 50 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Societe Generale provides corporate, financial institutions, investors and public sector clients with value-added integrated financial solutions.

Today, Societe Generale in Japan consists of four core businesses: Societe Generale, Tokyo Branch; Societe Generale Securities Japan Limited, Lyxor Asset Management Japan and Societe Generale Aircraft Leasing Company Limited. These four entities are in line with our worldwide focus on Investment Banking, Global Finance and Global Markets, and Asset Management.

Business Insight

Societe Generale is one of the leading financial services groups in Europe. Present in over 50 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Societe Generale provides corporate, financial institutions, investors and public sector clients with value-added integrated financial solutions.

Today, Societe Generale in Japan consists of four core businesses: Societe Generale, Tokyo Branch; Societe Generale Securities Japan Limited, Lyxor Asset Management Japan and Societe Generale Aircraft Leasing Company Limited. These four entities are in line with our worldwide focus on Investment Banking, Global Finance and Global Markets, and Asset Management.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents , regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual or gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.

Job code: 190007VO
Business unit: Societe Generale Securities Japan Limited
Starting date: Immediate
Date of publication: 30/01/2020

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