Vice Presidents, Assistant General Counsel

Title: Vice Presidents, Assistant General Counsel

Employer: ING Financial Services, LLC

Location: New York, NY

Salary range: $168,000 – $225,000

Job Description:

Serve as a subject matter legal expert for GCM platform and legal advisor on capital market transactions, including issuance and distribution of primary and secondary equity, debt, fixed income, and structured products in emerging and developed markets. Provide structuring, advisory and transaction support for securities offerings, including debt and equity capital market transactions, registered offerings, 144A and Regulation S offerings, private placements, asset backed securities and liability management transactions. Review and negotiate offering documents, underwriting/purchase agreements, legal opinions, comfort letters and other transaction documents. Support fixed income origination, syndicate and sales and trading activities. Answer a broad variety of questions from colleagues (US and global) that arise during a particular transaction (including general deal mechanics and structure) as well as ad hoc. Draft and review policies, procedures, marketing materials, presentations, and pitch materials. Assess regulatory impact of (proposed) laws, rules and regulations and proactively advise and liaise with front office, credit and compliance/risk functions. Work with Compliance Department to coordinate response to regulatory inquiries, investigations and exam responses, regulatory (FINRA, SEC) inquiries, and investigations of the broker-dealer. Provide support and assistance on general corporate matters and litigation.

Minimum Requirements:

LL.M or foreign equivalent in Business Law or a closely related field and minimum 3 years of [or a JD degree or foreign equivalent as stated above and 3 years of] in-house legal department experience. Experience must include working with securities and capital markets transactions within financial institution; cross-border securities offerings, SEC-registered and exempt offerings pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S; negotiating and reviewing prospectuses and other offering documents for debt and equity securities, underwriting and purchase agreements, legal opinions, and comfort letters; the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; collaborating with deal teams on capital market transaction flow; drafting policies, procedures, guidelines, and internal client updates; working on cross-border projects across disciplines and functions; and working with general corporate matters and corporate governance.