Capital Markets Lawyer

Overview

A leading legal services provider is seeking a Capital Markets Lawyer to support clients across financial institutions, investment banks, broker-dealers, corporates, and other organizations active in domestic and international capital markets. This role involves providing practical, commercially focused legal advice on a broad range of capital markets transactions, collaborating closely with business units, legal teams, bankers, issuers, and external counsel from initial transaction planning through execution and closing.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support on capital markets transactions involving a wide range of domestic and international issuers and debt, equity, and equity-linked products, including registered offerings, exempt offerings, private placements, and other securities transactions.
• Draft, amend, review, and advise on various pre-transaction and transaction documents such as engagement letters, offering documents, underwriting agreements, purchase agreements, disclosure materials, comfort letters, opinions, closing deliverables, and related transaction documentation.
• Advise business units, legal teams, and other stakeholders throughout the transaction lifecycle, from initial pitch and structuring discussions through due diligence, documentation, execution, and closing.
• Collaborate with internal legal teams, associates, partners, bankers, business stakeholders, and external counsel to manage transaction processes, coordinate closings, and ensure key legal, regulatory, and commercial considerations are addressed.
• Support due diligence reviews, disclosure analysis, transaction risk assessments, and securities law considerations related to capital markets transactions across various issuer types, jurisdictions, and product structures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer licensed to practise law and in good standing.
• Demonstrated experience advising on capital markets transactions, including registered and exempt offerings of debt, equity, and equity-linked securities.
• Experience representing or advising broker-dealers, investment banks, financial institutions, issuers, or other market participants on capital markets transactions.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating capital markets transaction documentation and advising on securities law, disclosure, due diligence, and closing-related matters.
• Excellent commercial awareness, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to deliver pragmatic, business-focused legal advice in a fast-paced, transaction-driven, and highly regulated environment.

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation and benefits package within the alternative legal services marketplace.
• Health benefits, pension, and additional perks.
• Access to professional development resources and learning programs.
• Flexible work arrangements including remote, onsite, or hybrid options depending on client requirements.

Location

Flexible work location options available based on client needs.

This employer is an equal opportunity organization committed to diversity and inclusion. Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request during the recruitment process. Employment may be contingent upon successful background checks, proof of identity, and legal authorization to work.