Counsel – Germany Legal

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BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and / or administration.

Known as the bank of banks - % of the world’s top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.

With over years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn.

Today, we’re approximately , employees across countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself.

This is what LifeAtBNYMellon is all about.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Counsel Germany Legal to join our EMEA Legal team. This role is located in Frankfurt.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways :

• provide legal advice and support to the BNY Mellon entities located in Germany
• coordinate work with other lawyers in the EMEA Legal department, and jurisdictional specific lawyers, to deliver a high standard of legal advice that is tailored to BNYM’s business models.
• Negotiate and certify compliance of DRVs with relevant CRR and EMIR requirements, provide German legal and regulatory advice to support the FX & Derivatives sales & trading desks in our Frankfurt branch.
• Advise business and management on banking and financial law / regulation (AIFMD, UCITS V, KAGB, DepotG, CRD IV, MiFID etc);
• Advise / support business in developing services and products in line with applicable law & regulation;
• Support strategic business initiatives in providing effective and timely legal advice and in drafting any legal documentation;
• Assist management and Compliance in developing plans to comply with new law and regulation;
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts with clients (mainly custody services);
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts with local sub-custodians and Central Securities Depositories;
• Advise and prepare documentation in relation to internal and external outsourcing;
• Advise management on corporate law and corporate governance;
• Represent Legal and actively participate in governance bodies, business steering committees and working groups;
• Advise generally on a wide range of commercial matters;
• Support to instruction and management of external counsel (including assistance with analysis and collation of advice from such counsel);

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following :

to years work experience in a law firm and / or legal department of a financial institution. They will also have, amongst other technical skills and experience :

• and . German state examination, Master's degree or a post-graduate degree would be a plus;
• Licensed as lawyer (Rechtsanwalt / Rechtsanwältin) or in-house lawyer (Syndikusrechtsanwalt / -anwältin)
• Fluent in English and German;
• Familiarity with current legal, regulatory and market trends and initiatives impacting Germany;
• Strong knowledge of the financial services & banking industry and regulation; and

The candidate should also have :

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills;
• Strong organisation skills;
• Adept problem solving skills ability to identify practical solutions;
• Flexible and adaptable working style to react to demanding workload and changing priorities;

At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards :

• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top for Diversity and Inclusion
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI)
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, % score Corporate Equality Index

Disability : IN % score

• Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
• CDP’s Climate Change A List’

Our Benefits :

BNY Mellon offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy.

We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves that can support you and your family through moments that matter.