Senior Banking & Derivatives Lawyer
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About the Role
Our client in Dubai seeks a Banking & Derivatives Lawyer for a 12-month fixed-term in-house assignment. You will draft and negotiate ISDA Master Agreements, advise on hedging and structured finance, and ensure regulatory compliance.
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Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate ISDA Master Agreements, CSAs, GMRAs, GMSLAs, and other derivatives and treasury documentation
- Advise on hedging strategies, structured finance, and derivatives linked lending transactions
- Provide legal and regulatory advice on trading, margining, and netting issues, ensuring compliance with EMIR, MiFID, and UAE Central Bank requirements
- Support the treasury and finance teams on FX, swaps, repos, and structured product transactions
- Manage relationships with external counsel and financial counterparties to ensure efficient deal execution and risk mitigation
- Assist in developing internal templates, governance frameworks, and policies around trading and derivatives compliance
Requirements
- 10+ years PQE, qualified in a common law or recognised international jurisdiction
- Strong background in derivatives, structured finance, and treasury legal work
- Must have Islamic Finance experience
- Experience with ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA, and related documentation essential
- Familiarity with regulatory regimes such as EMIR, MiFID, CFTC, or DFSA advantageous
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
Full Job Posting
Banking & Derivatives Lawyer Fixed Term contract
- We are seeking a Banking & Derivatives Lawyer to join our client in Dubai on a fixed term 12 month in house assignment.
- This role requires a technically strong and commercially minded lawyer with experience in derivatives, treasury, and structured finance.
- You’ll work closely with internal teams across treasury, finance, and risk to support trading, hedging, and structured product initiatives, ensuring regulatory and contractual compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate ISDA Master Agreements, CSAs, GMRAs, GMSLAs, and other derivatives and treasury documentation.
- Advise on hedging strategies, structured finance, and derivatives linked lending transactions.
- Provide legal and regulatory advice on trading, margining, and netting issues, ensuring compliance with EMIR, MiFID, and UAE Central Bank requirements.
- Support the treasury and finance teams on FX, swaps, repos, and structured product transactions.
- Manage relationships with external counsel and financial counterparties to ensure efficient deal execution and risk mitigation.
- Assist in developing internal templates, governance frameworks, and policies around trading and derivatives compliance.
Qualifications
- 10+ years PQE, qualified in a common law or recognised international jurisdiction.
- Strong background in derivatives, structured finance, and treasury legal work.
- Prior in house experience within a bank, investment firm, or financial institution preference.
- Must have Islamic Finance experience.
- Experience with ISDA, GMRA, GMSLA, and related documentation essential.
- Familiarity with regulatory regimes such as EMIR, MiFID, CFTC, or DFSA advantageous.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
About RAYNE
- RAYNE connects high calibre legal professionals with leading multinationals, financial institutions, and government entities across the Middle East.
- We specialise in flexible legal resourcing enabling businesses to access specialist expertise for critical projects without long term commitments, and empowering lawyers to work flexibly while advancing their careers.
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