Business Overview:
The LEGAL Department's CIB Global Banking Americas (GBA) team (GBA LEGAL) provides legal support and advice on a broad range of banking and trade finance business lines across the United States, Canada and LATAM and so covers a wide variety of work, from structured, secured and syndicated lending (Corporate Lending, Acquisition Finance, Energy, Resources & Project Finance, Export Finance, Fund Finance, Loan Syndication, Media & Telecom Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Trade Finance, Cash Management and Transportation Finance) to BNPP CIB businesses and functions (Compliance, Agency and Risk) as well as support to global counterparts on all banking related matters worldwide. The GBA LEGAL team in the US, Canada and LATAM also handles debt recovery, insolvency and restructuring work for the Value Preservation Group. The GBA LEGAL team reports hierarchically to the Americas General Counsel.
The GBA LEGAL team is also part of a global team of financing attorneys: the Financing LEGAL Platform. The Financing LEGAL Platform is an organization within LEGAL, comprising over 200 legal professionals across 42 jurisdictions, providing legal support to business lines throughout the BNP Paribas Group in relation to lending to large corporate and institutional clients, private equity clients and their associated entities, trade finance and receivables and payables products and corporate finance advisory activities.
Candidate Success Factors:
Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:
- Results and Impact
- Able to influence peers and team.
- Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
- Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
- Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
- Adaptability and interest in working across specialties
- Leadership and Collaboration:
- Creates trust with colleagues.
- Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
- Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:
- Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
- Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
- Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.
- Compliance Culture and Conduct:
- Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
- Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.
Responsibilities:
- Review, advise, draft and assist management, business, Risk and other stakeholders in AMER and worldwide in the structuring, drafting and negotiation of legal documentation relating to financing transaction with a specific focus on fund financing, leveraged finance, debt recovery, insolvency and restructuring work (the “Products”).
- Act as a special point of contact with key business and other stakeholders seeking New York law legal advice with respect to the Products, thereby assisting management to assess business requirements and develop appropriate support for business activities, ensuring that a high-quality service is delivered to the relevant stakeholders.
Responsibilities Cont’d:
- Advise the business, management, risk control teams and the relevant committees of BNP Paribas on any dispute and insolvency law issues during advisory and transactional work with respect to the Products.
- Together with the other team members contribute to the development, maintenance and communication of internal templates, policies and procedures, know-how, legal updates, legal topic presentations and training to business, Risk and Legal colleagues.
- Contribute actively to, manage and lead multi-jurisdictional, complex and strategic projects and transactions.
- Engage, instruct, supervise, maintain relationships and manage transaction billing matters with external lawyers.
- Monitor industry and market practices through professional organizations, such as LSTA, ABA and ICC.
- Share expertise across the multiple Financing activities and products and participate actively in Financing LEGAL Platform initiatives, including identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives and best practices, promoting consistency across teams and contributing to training, preparation of know-how and the rollout of knowledge management initiatives for the sharing of expertise across the Financing LEGAL Platform.
- Assist the US Legal Financing team in providing advice with respect to other types of transactions, including but not limited to supply chain/receivables and payables finance, letters of credit, cash management, loan syndication, media & telecom Finance, project, asset and transportation finance, time permitting.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Law Degree with bar admission (NY State preferred)
- Minimum 8 years of top tier law firm, financial institution or corporate legal department experience advising on fund financing, leveraged finance, debt recovery, insolvency and restructuring work.
- Top academic credentials
- Good Oral and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bi-lingual (Spanish/French) is a plus
FINRA Registrations Required:
CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required):
SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person:
While the description above describes our ideal candidate, we encourage applicants to apply even if they do not fully meet the complete list of qualifications noted.
The expected starting salary range for this position is between $225,000 to $300,000 annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.
In addition, our comprehensive benefits package aims to support our employees in various aspects of their lives. From healthcare and wellness programs to retirement plans and childcare services, we prioritize the well-being and growth of our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) Savings Plan, backup childcare, life, accident and disability insurance, mental health support and paid time off. Additional details about our benefits offerings, inclusive of eligibility for a discretionary bonus, will be provided during the hiring process.
About BNP Paribas:
BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees. The bank employs over 3,500 people in offices in the US across 10 states including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, and Washington, DC. BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world.
As an international company with a global footprint, the unique cultures and viewpoints of our team members are an integral part of the fabric of BNP Paribas. We are a company with a purpose - to be a responsible and sustainable global leader. We aim to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to drive change, make an impact and be true to themselves. We employ talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, locally and globally, and are inspired by our employees who help us in cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace through initiatives such as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Forum and Employee Resource Group (ERG) communities. We strive to be a workplace where all team members can grow and thrive and offer robust training, development, and mentoring opportunities to make that vision a reality. Our leaders are deeply committed to DEI and highly accessible to our employees, consistently soliciting feedback on how we can continue to support our employees to reach their highest potential.
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