Contract Lawyer - Loan-Linked Hedging & Deal-Contingent Trades (Investment Banking Client)

We are working with a top-tier Investment Banking client to source an experienced Markets Lawyer for a strategic, deal-driven legal support.

This contract position is ideal for a lawyer with deep expertise supporting loan-linked hedging solutions, deal-contingent derivative trades, and the full transaction documentation lifecycle surrounding these structured products.

Key Focus Areas

In this role, you will support high-value, complex trading activity, including:

• Providing legal review and negotiation support for loan-linked hedging and Corporate Solutions derivative trades

• Advising on and executing deal-contingent / event-driven trades, including Deal-Contingent FX and interest rate hedges

• Reviewing Share Purchase Agreements (SPA/SPAs) specifically from a derivatives structuring perspective to ensure alignment with:

  • Hedge trigger events

  • Conditional trade mechanics

  • Counterparty risk considerations

  • Deal contingency clauses impacting trade execution

• Supporting Deal-Contingent trade approvals, documentation, and risk escalation processes

• Collaborating closely with front-office, structuring, legal, risk and documentation teams to enable seamless execution of contingent hedging strategies

• Drafting, reviewing and advising on ancillary documentation related to structured hedging, financing and M&A-linked derivative transactions

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will bring:

• Qualified Lawyer with Investment Banking, Capital Markets, or Structured Derivatives experience

• Proven expertise in:

  • Loan-linked hedging

  • Deal-contingent / deal-triggered derivative trades

  • Deal-Contingent FX / Rates hedging mechanics

  • Reviewing SPA documentation in connection with contingent derivative execution

• Strong understanding of regulatory, risk and commercial considerations for contingent trades

• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-moving, transaction-intense environment

• Excellent stakeholder management with front-office trading and structuring teams

If you would like to learn more about this position, please get in touch.