Senior Legal Counsel

If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Legal plays an important role in protecting the Group’s reputation by helping to future-proof the organisation through robust legal risk and issue advisory. Responsible for providing comprehensive legal advice to senior management and all businesses and functions, the team offers a diverse range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all countries and territories in which our businesses operate.  

Global Legal plays an important role in protecting HSBC’s reputation, helping to safeguard the organisation by providing robust and comprehensive advice on legal issues and risks. Our lawyers advise senior management and the Global Businesses and Functions. They offer a range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all the countries and territories in which HSBC operates. 

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution. 

In this role you will:

• Provide expert and professional legal advice, guidance and support to Equities and Cross Asset Securities Financing (Business Area)
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts for Equities and Cross Asset Securities Financing. These could include flow and complex negotiation of global equity derivatives client documentation (including quantitive investment solutions)
• Assist the accountable lawyer on the relevant Business Area on advising on product design, strategy, complex transactions, product development, sales/trading queries, governance and operational resilience, and crisis management 
• Identify new legal, regulatory and market developments that can affect the relevant Business Area’s activities, and educate business teams on how these developments may affect their business area. 

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• An experienced qualified lawyer
• Private practice and in-house experience 
• Excellent knowledge of product, legal and regulatory issues relating to equity derivatives especially quantitative investment solutions, financing solutions and other products in the Business Area
• Excellent negotiation and drafting skills and will have demonstrated the ability to take initiative and apply good commercial and legal judgment 
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and strong inter-personal skills 

This role is based in London on a hybrid basis.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk:

Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com

Telephone: +44 207 832 8500