This is an excellent opportunity for the proactive and highly-organized professional to gain career-enhancing experience in a multidimensional environment working for a dynamic firm and growing team.  As a Business Analyst in our midtown Manhattan offices, you will support the Derivatives and Structured Product Team through your diligent research, tracking, and analysis of new regulations and laws relevant to our team.  It is your strong interest and understanding of finance that will provide you with the insight needed to support our group’s day-to-day responsibilities as well as our strategic initiatives, including:  research and analysis, weekly oral and written communications, knowledge management initiatives and operational projects.  Your ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with a broad range of business constituents, research, summarize and present information, synthesize complex communications, manage projects, and multi-task with shifting priorities, are important to the operational excellence of our Derivatives and Structured Product Team.

At Shearman & Sterling LLP, we offer you a chance to be a recognized contributor in an established and growing firm that places the highest value on teamwork and integrity in our pursuit of excellence.   In addition, we are a firm that prides itself on mentoring and training, with a view toward organizational achievement and the professional growth and success of our employees. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you would like to establish roots and grow, then please apply today.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

This is an excellent opportunity for the proactive and highly-organized professional to gain career-enhancing experience in a multidimensional environment working for a dynamic firm and growing team.  As a Business Analyst in our midtown Manhattan offices, you will support the Derivatives and Structured Product Team through your diligent research, tracking, and analysis of new regulations and laws relevant to our team.  It is your strong interest and understanding of finance that will provide you with the insight needed to support our group’s day-to-day responsibilities as well as our strategic initiatives, including:  research and analysis, weekly oral and written communications, knowledge management initiatives and operational projects.  Your ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with a broad range of business constituents, research, summarize and present information, synthesize complex communications, manage projects, and multi-task with shifting priorities, are important to the operational excellence of our Derivatives and Structured Product Team.

At Shearman & Sterling LLP, we offer you a chance to be a recognized contributor in an established and growing firm that places the highest value on teamwork and integrity in our pursuit of excellence.   In addition, we are a firm that prides itself on mentoring and training, with a view toward organizational achievement and the professional growth and success of our employees. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you would like to establish roots and grow, then please apply today.

JOB SUMMARY

Assist in researching, tracking and analyzing on-going changes in regulations and laws relevant to the Derivatives and Structured Products Team and support the efficient communication of this information to the team lawyers. In addition, work with attorneys on drafting publications and support the practice’s knowledge management initiatives. The Business Analyst may be assigned other projects by lawyers in the practice group, as needed. Position reports to the Team Leader or designated supervising lawyer, with administrative tasks reporting to the Global Business Director - Finance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research, track and analyze new regulations and laws relevant to the Derivatives and Structured Products Team.
• Research, track and analyze changes in existing regulations and laws relevant to the Derivatives and Structured Products Team.
• Present market updates to the Derivatives and Structured Products Team.
• Develop and draft internal and external updates/publications/blog posts, including initial drafting of client alerts.
• Support the knowledge management initiatives for the Derivatives and Structured Products Team.
• Research and distribute relevant articles, publications and business-related updates to members of the team, as appropriate.
• Perform research on various topics, as requested.
• Update administrative lists and practice team training materials.
• Assist in organizing relevant seminars for the team.
• Perform such other responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.
• Interface with and provide information to other practice groups, as instructed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and research skills are essential.
• Lexis/Nexis and/or Westlaw skills are a plus.
• Proactive approach and implementer of processes and procedures.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, demanding environment and take direction from lawyers and staff at various levels.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications (Word and Excel), Internet/intranet applications and email systems is a plus.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree or comparable work experience required.
• Up to 2 years of work-related experience, including financial and regulatory research a plus.
• Experience in the financial institutions/asset management/private funds space preferred.
• Research/library science skills a plus.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/OTHER MISCELLANEOUS

• Ability to work extended hours, as needed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Shearman & Sterling has been advising many of the world's leading corporations and financial institutions, governments and governmental organizations for more than 145 years. We are committed to providing legal advice that is insightful and valuable to our clients. This has resulted in groundbreaking transactions in all major regions of the world including Asia, The Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and North America. Together, our lawyers work across practices and jurisdictions to provide the highest quality legal services, bringing their collective experience to bear on the issues that clients face. For example, underpinning the quality of our work firm-wide are our shared values.  We take pride in the successes of our clients and in our contributions to them.