Essential in negotiating a wide range of contracts such as ISDA Master Agreements and lending agreements.
Finance ISDA
Drafting / Reviewing / Negotiating
An ISDA Master Agreement Is The Standard Contract Used To Govern All Over-The-Counter (OTC) Derivatives Transactions Entered Into Between The Parties. Transactions across different asset classes and products are often documented under the same agreement.
As an ISDA Negotiator, you would deal directly with blue-chip, high-profile clients, supporting them around trading documentation queries and are responsible for negotiating ISDA Master Agreement documentation, derivatives, futures, and prime brokerage agreements together with CSA and other ancillary documentation for a range of clients across multiple products. As an ISDA negotiator, you will be Operating in a niche area of legal services.
Tasks include recording and distribution of detailed meeting minutes, filing, and organisation of one or more managers’ schedules. As a result, basic computer knowledge and a good base in general grammar are sought after qualities.
If you are organised, motivated, capable of multi-tasking, and work well on your own initiative or as part of a wider team then this could be a very enjoyable career for you.
To Apply you need:
- Good legal skills including attention to detail in drafting
- An ability to work under pressure and to adapting to changing client needs
- Law Degree or equivalent Postgraduate professional legal course (i.e. LPC/BPTC/IPLS)
- Legally qualified
