Company description

Nomura Group is one of the world’s leading financial services groups present worldwide. Playing a significant role in all the key markets around the globe, the Group offers a full range of financial services, including securities brokerage, trading, investment banking, assets management and venture capital.

Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. is a subsidiary of Nomura Europe Holdings PLC, London. Our Luxembourg’s office was incorporated as a Bank on February 2, 1990. Since then, we have proven to be one of the most dynamic Fund Administrators within the Luxembourg financial market administering a wide range of products including public and private placement funds (both corporate and contractual), trusts and special purpose companies, using a complete range of investment strategies.

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The Corporate Legal Department provides support and advises NBL in the management of legal risk and oversees three primary areas of responsibility. These include handling commercial contracts and corporate governance matters, negotiating financial master agreements, and addressing data protection and privacy issues.

In order to support our Corporate Legal team, we are looking for a Financial / Banking Lawyer on a permanent contract.

Your main tasks will be to

Commercial: drafting and review of various service-level, commercial and procurement agreements and ancillary non-disclosure commitments;
Transactional: drafting, review and negotiation of legal documentation in relation to OTC derivatives, depositary/custody services, fund administration services and structured notes;
Regulatory: advising internal stakeholders on regulatory matters in coordination with the Compliance team (including, but not limited, to AIFMD, UCITS, CRD, CSDR, EMIR, MiFID and DORA);
Corporate Governance: organising executive management and board meetings, drafting of minutes and handling corporate governance matters;
Data Protection: handling the bank’s compliance with applicable data protection laws;

Job requirements:

Studies in Law (preferably in Luxembourg and in a common law jurisdiction); Bar admission is desirable
First experience as an in-house counsel at a financial institution or in a law firm
Familiarity with investment funds, banking and financial regulations applicable in Luxembourg
Excellent command of English, both spoken and written
Good legal drafting and analytical skills; attention to details
Self-starter with stress resilience and hands-on approach
Good communication skills, open-mindedness, and flexibility to adapt to an international and multicultural office environment