Credit Desk Lawyer

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Who We Are: Our DNA

Help us to change the world of finance by challenging the way the industry thinks.

Delta Capita is a global professional services business, we FOCUS entirely on financial institutions. Delta Capita provide unique solutions to the industries problems; by creating bespoke technology, in collaborating with the markets leading fin-techs and in enabling banks to work together. We are a partner led business of EXPERIENCED market practitioners. We have worked for the institutions that we service, having lived the challenges, we possess an EMPATHY for our clients. We understand the realities of the business environment, limitations in; budget, capacity, capability, and time.

We have been on an incredible journey since the business launched in 2012, and the last 18 months which has seen us increase out headcount by 100% and our revenues by 180%. We are in five locations, with 130 staff, with a long way to go to reach our goal. Can you help us on our journey?

Our Culture:

It is easy to describe what we do and how we do it, but the more important question is ‘why?’. We are committed to creating "a great place to work", as a people business-it is essential that we invest and nurture our key product PEOPLE. We need great people to contribute to the evolution of our business and the continuation of our company culture. At Delta Capita we have created an OPEN, transparent environment, it is essential in realising change. It is why we work so hard to maintain a flat and open organisational structure, having experienced the negative effects of grandfathering in other environments. We have seen that DIVERSE teams innovate, perform and function better than their counterparts, more likely to bring new ideas and strategies that make a commercial difference.

The cornerstone our approach to Consulting is a desire to INNOVATE and do things differently. We want to work with people who share our ENTREPRENEURIAL mindset and to give them the tools and environment to realise their ideas. That’s why we host regular internal roundtable events, informal meetups and are committed to providing an open forum for ideas.

From the little things like free breakfast every morning and the monthly SOCIAL events through to our commitment to providing best in class training and OPPORTUNITIES to work GLOBALLY, we are always looking at ways to improve the employee experience. We know that consulting is a people business and we are dedicated to ensuring that the DC FAMILY are rewarded socially, intellectually, and financially when working with us.

Clients:

Whilst Client confidentiality prohibits us sharing detailed information about current projects we can say that we are or have been engaged on projects for many of the industry’s largest and most prestigious Global Investment Banks.

The Role:

This role is within the derivatives execution team, providing transaction management and documentation support to the Structured Credit Desk at a Tier One European Investment Bank. It will involve managing the drafting and review of transaction documents for credit-linked securities and repackaging transactions and coordinating the timely execution of such trades.

The key transaction types supported by the group include credit-linked notes, repackagings and hybrid structured notes.

The successful candidate will be expected to manage the execution process from pre-trade to issuance/execution, including overseeing the preparation and internal review of termsheets and legal documents for new trades and restructures of existing trades.

The role will require a candidate who:

                     Has detailed knowledge of structured products legal documentation;

                     Has experience drafting and reviewing legal documentation for credit-linked securities and repackaging transactions;

                     Has a good understanding of the ISDA definitions, in particular those relating to credit-linked transactions;

                     Is comfortable drafting from pro-formas and/or templates, and reviewing bespoke legal documentation;

                     Is able to work independently with legal counsel and other business stakeholders;

                     Has experience with closing transactions.

The successful candidate will need to be highly motivated to succeed in a dynamic and fast moving environment. They will need to quickly become familiar with the bank’s own structured products programme and SPV issuance programmes. A key strength will be the ability to successfully interact with Front Office groups and Legal, working as part of a team to produce results of a high quality. The ability to prioritise workload appropriately during busy periods will be key, working to hard deadlines and ensuring successful trade execution.

Essential skills:

                     Qualified lawyer with 2-4 years PQE, or equivalent training and experience;

                     Proven experience in drafting securities and OTC documentation for credit-linked and repackaging transactions within the financial industry or within a law firm;

                     Sound knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework around securities issuance (including Prospectus Directive),

                     Experience closing transactions;

                     Highly organized and extremely detail oriented;

                     Advanced Microsoft Word skills;

                     Excellent communication skills.

Desirable skills:

                     Experience of prospectus approval and stock exchange listing processes;

                     Knowledge of retail structured products and surrounding regulation (PRIIPs, MiFID, RDR);

                     Experience dealing with OTC or securities transactions in hybrid or other asset classes (e.g. Equity)