Legal Counsel

A new opportunity to join our European Legal team, reporting to Head of Institutional Group Legal. The role can be based at our London, Paris or Frankfurt Offices.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Lead, guide, negotiate and draft transactional legal activities in the UK and Europe, to ensure transactions, policies, and procedures are conducted in accordance with all relevant laws and government policies and support the long-term business objectives.
• Become a trusted advisor to the Stifel Europe senior stakeholders. Build strong relationships and work alongside senior management to assist them in delivering their strategic aims.
• Provide commercially aware challenge to the business including strategy, business processes, procedures, new initiatives and products and other areas with a legal implication.
• Ensure strong lines of communication and collaboration with the General Counsel and the legal team in the US. Work closely and communicate proactively with the other lawyers in the organisation to ensure that there is a co-ordinated and common approach to legal risk management.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with external legal advisors and other external stakeholders.
• Proactively advise the business in identifying and managing legal matters.
• Ensure the legal and regulatory framework within which Stifel Europe operates remains appropriate for the size and nature of the business.
• Keep pace with changes in legislation, regulation, and market practice. Advise senior management on how to adapt to new legislation to best effect. Provide support with regulators if necessary.
• Collaborate with colleagues so that the team performs to the highest standards.
• The successful candidate will:
• Be a qualified lawyer with a strong understanding of Europe-wide capital markets transactions and the broader investment banking activities that Stifel Europe engages in.
• Have high-quality experience obtained in either a senior in-house position or with a respected law firm, or both.

Requirements/Competencies

1. Experienced leader with the proven ability to function in a regulated and broad environment.
2. Works closely with the business.
3. Works independently but is a collaborative team member.
4. Analysis of situations and strong judgment.
5. Fast delivery.
6. Effective communion.