The Securities Services business of BNP Paribas is one of Europe's leading providers of custody services for securities.
The Luxembourg branch plays a major part in its operations, offering clients high value-added services extending from custody to securities lending, fund administration, performance measurement and ratings, and bond issuance services.
We are currently looking for a:
Experienced Legal Advisor M/F
Permanent Contract
CONTEXT AND CHALLENGES
We are looking for an experienced Legal Advisor for our Legal team, that is situated within BNP Paribas, Luxembourg Branch.
BNP Paribas in Luxembourg: Combining the strength of an international presence and local know-how.
BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) is part of the Group and a globally recognized leader in offering specialized solutions to corporate and institutional clients in the field of capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory. CIB also functions as a bridge between corporate and institutional clients. Sustainability, digital transformation and a focus on long-term relationships with our customers are at the heart of CIB’s strategy.
The position you are applying for/Your new role
The Legal Counsel is a member of the Legal Team of BNP Paribas Luxembourg, which is headed by a member of the Executive Committee who reports to the CEO of BNP Paribas, Luxembourg Branch. Our Legal team is part of BNP Paribas LEGAL, which brings together lawyers with diverse skills around the world whose main missions revolve around the mastery of the Group's legal risk, the legal security of its activities and its leaders, the management of legal risks as well as appropriate controls. These missions are carried out while respecting the highest level of excellence and integrity.
WHAT’S YOUR DAY-TO-DAY MISSION?
On a daily basis, your main missions will be to support our Investment Funds & Private Capital Departments, Market & Financing Services and Corporate Trust Debt Services, namely:
- Drafting and negotiating service agreements of the Bank acting as depositary bank, fund administrator of AIFS/UCITS/unregulated funds, loan administrator,
- Drafting and negotiating services agreement of the Bank acting as agent (agent bank / calculation agent, principal paying agent / fiscal agent, registrar, transfer agent, listing agent, etc) in debt capital markets (conventional and structured debt)
- Structuring, documenting and negotiating financing transactions, assisting on all security aspects of the transactions and structuring, documenting and negotiating pledge and collateral arrangements
- Supporting the drafting and negotiation of IT agreements
- Providing legal advice to the Business Lines, the Functions and the Management of the Bank in order to allow them to take a decision or to pursue their activities with full information on the legal impacts
- Contribute to the legal watch activities of the Bank in order to ensure that any legislation or jurisprudence that impacts the Bank is known by the relevant persons
- Advising on new products and projects as well as on the impact of new legislation
MISSIONS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT SO ARE THE TEAM AND THE WORK ENVIRONMENT!
Your working environment
- You will join our dynamic and diverse team composed of 13 individuals from 7 different countries. We pride ourselves on fostering an environment of robust teamwork, collaborative knowledge sharing and a strong sense of collegiality.
- You will collaborate closely with the Legal teams in other countries as well as with the Business and Functions within BNP Paribas Luxembourg.
- We are committed to your professional growth. Should you need to enhance your expertise on certain topics, your colleagues will be there to support you, or we will find specialized training, either within or outside the Bank, to help you develop the skills you need.
- Your primary work location will be in Luxembourg city. After an initial period of 6 months, you will have the flexibility to work 2 days a week from home or from our offices near the Belgian or French border.
- The position is also eligible for part-time work, offering you the balance and flexibility you need.
We offer
An immersion in the heart of a Bank’s legal team dealing with interesting, diversified and innovative work
- Interactions with lawyers and clients located in Europe and around the world
- A pleasant and supportive work atmosphere
- Opportunities to learn, develop and grow
- Possibilities for international mobility
- A state-of-the-art office equipped with a fitness room, a crèche, a cantine, a brasserie and concierge services
Are you our future Experienced Legal Advisor?
Professional experience and/or degree
- You have a University degree in law with specialization in financial law or company law; an LLM and/or Cours complémentaires en droit luxembourgeois (CCDL) is an advantage
- You have 5 to 8 years professional experience in a similar legal position (bank and / or law firm)
Behavioural skills
- You are a team player who can share and pass on knowledge
- You have a strong sense of organization, priority, planning & methodology
- You are proactive
- You have strong reactivity to meet short deadlines
- You have the ability to work autonomously, with availability and flexibility
- You can synthesize and simplify information
- You have good analytical skills and perseverance
- You have good negotiation and communication skills
- You are client-focused
- You have self-confidence and the capability to generate engagement
Technical and Transversal skills
- You have a good knowledge of the legislation of the Luxembourg financial sector and especially of the legislation applicable to investment funds
- You have good editorial capabilities
Language skills
- You are fluent in English and French; any additional language being an advantage
Do you see recognize in this description? Don’t hesitate, this position is for you!
Diversity, equity and inclusion are key values for the well-being and performance of teams.
We want to welcome and retain all our employees without distinction: this is how we will together build tomorrow’s finance, innovative, responsible and sustainable.
During the finalization of the recruitment process, the preselected candidate will be asked to provide us an extract from his/her criminal record dated less than 3 months (record N°3 for Luxembourg), according to the dispositions of the law from July 23 2016 concerning the criminal record.
