Marex is a technology-enabled provider of essential liquidity and associated market infrastructure to participants in global energy, metals, agricultural and financial markets.

The Group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across five core services: Market Making, Execution and Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions, Price Discovery and Data & Advisory. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, executing around 38 million trades and clearing over 193 million contracts in 2021. The Group provides access to the world's major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.

Marex was established in 2005 but can trace its roots in the commodity markets back almost 100 years. Headquartered in London with 21 offices worldwide, the Group has over 1,100 employees across Europe, Asia and America.

JOB SUMMARY:

Marex North America is looking for a highly motivated, new attorney with an interest in joining the in-house legal department at a growing financial services brokerage company. You will be joining a small, dynamic legal team with an opportunity to assist in a wide variety of contracts, transactions, and general corporate areas. 

This position will report to the Head of Legal – North America and provide direct transactional support to internal groups as well as work closely with outside counsel on a variety of regulatory, litigation and corporate related matters.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Draft, negotiate, and review contracts for the company's sales organization across multiple asset classes including securities, futures, swaps, and OTC products
• Interpret and advise on new and existing vendor agreements, amendments, and terminations
• Support ongoing company-wide contracting initiatives, including third-party risk management, policy development, template standardization and adoption of contract-related technologies
• Assist compliance and operations staff to expand brokerage products and clearing services offerings
• Support human resources with employment contracts, policy drafting and research
• Provide support to senior counsel with regulatory inquiries, discovery management, and subpoena responses
• Maintain and improve corporate governance database; draft and finalize company resolutions
• Assess legal risks and collaborate with internal groups and advise managers, senior leaders, and operational teams on legal matters
• Offering counsel on a variety of legal issues, as well as collaborate with both internal and external counsel as needed
• OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AS REQUIRED

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQURIED:

• Experience or interest in contract review and labor & employment law
• Proof of passed State Bar Exam and proof of good standing
• J.D. from an ABA – accredited law school
• Ability to think critically and diligently about complex legal documents at all phases of the legal process
• Ability to translate legal advice into a concise, straightforward manner to non-lawyers both orally and in writing
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Ability to provide internal clients with practical, risk-appropriate and timely legal advice
• Ability to prioritize competing projects and priorities
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with all levels of Marex employees and external counsel

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