Attorney for Capital Markets and LeumiTech Sector
Your tasks
The position is intended for an attorney who will integrate into areas providing legal advice to the Capital Markets division, LeumiTech, the Investment and Pension unit, the Syndication sector in business, and other business units handled by the sector.
#Legal support, management, and advice in complex financial transactions and products, including securitization, acquisition of loan and mortgage portfolios, derivatives, repo/reverse repo, lending/borrowing of securities, securities financing transactions, structured deposits, issuances, proprietary investments, custody and brokerage services, and capital market activities in Israel and abroad. #Legal and regulatory support for investment advisory and pension advisory activities in the bank, including product development, work processes, digital services, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. #Providing legal and regulatory advice for financial innovation activities, Fintech, financial technologies, technology agreements, digital activity, and LeumiTech business initiatives. #Providing legal opinions, guidelines, and legal solutions to internal clients and business entities, while adapting activities to the provisions of law, regulation, supervisory instructions, and bank procedures. #Analyzing and implementing the implications of legislation, case law, regulation, and developments in the capital markets and the banking system, in Israel and abroad. #Drafting, managing, and negotiating commercial agreements, capital market documents, financing documents, legal opinions, procedures, and policy documents. #Supporting cross-functional projects, new products, and the bank's strategic initiatives, while working with business entities, regulators, external advisors, and partners in Israel and abroad. #Serving as a professional knowledge center in the field of capital markets, financial services, and technological innovation, including training and guiding professional personnel in the bank. #Participation in committees, professional teams, and working groups on matters of capital markets, investments, financial innovation, regulation, and risk management.
Requirements
Attorney holding a valid Israeli license and at least 5 years of professional seniority. Significant experience in the field of capital markets, banking, financial services, finance, Fintech, or financial regulation. Previous experience in a capital markets, banking, financial regulation, or trading and technology department in a leading law firm, banking corporation, financial institution, Fintech company, relevant public authority, or regulatory body. Significant experience in the legal support of investment advisory activities, pension advisory, portfolio management, or distribution of financial products, and familiarity with the regulation applicable to these fields. Experience in supporting transactions, financial products, and complex commercial agreements, including working with business, regulatory, and external advisory parties. Familiarity with financial, banking, and capital market regulation in Israel. Advantage given to familiarity with international regulation and cross-border activity. Very high level of English, including experience in drafting and leading negotiations on documents and agreements in English. High-level legal and business analysis skills, broad vision, and the ability to formulate practical solutions in a complex regulatory environment. Excellent expression and drafting skills, both written and oral. Excellent interpersonal skills, initiative, independence, ability to work in a team, and management of multiple interfaces in a dynamic and multi-tasking environment. Ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines.
Other
Location – Leumi Campus, 3 Abba Hillel Silver, Lod (accessible by train) Scope of employment: Full-time, Sunday-Thursday, including overtime as needed
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