Assistant General Counsel - Commodities

Our client operates in the Financial sector, with its headquarters rooted strongly in the United States. It has its branches spread to more than 160 countries, providing employment to more than 200k people all over the world. They fall in the Top 15 largest Banks in the United States. Its core business is to provide various Banking and Financial services to its clients. It is known to have one of the biggest balance sheet banks in the world (among others) aiding it to offer 360-degree financial services to its clients.

Job Role:

• The Assistant General Counsel is a senior management-level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department to manage and direct day-to-day legal activities in coordination with the Legal team. 
• The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas. 

Responsibilities:

• Povide commercial legal support in connection with commodities business in North America, including energy, metals and agricultural products.
• Negotiate industry standard trading agreements (including ISDA) and bespoke commodity agreements.
• Participate in strategic planning and development and contribute to business objectives by utilizing knowledge of industry, laws and regulations.
• Partner with business/functional line management in recommending, developing and executing business initiatives within permissible statutory and regulatory frameworks.
• Manage day-to-day legal activities, serving as a subject matter expert in area of responsibility and provide senior advisory services to business partners.
• Negotiate, coordinate and monitor management of complex legal issues and make key decisions within area of responsibility.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding , its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Requirements:

• JD is required and a bar license to practice law
• 7-20+ years of experience
• Commodity industry or commodity-focused financial industry experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of laws and practices
• Proven analytical and organizational skills
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication