Legal Counsel

**Legal Counsel Germany**

Department: Legal
Reporting to: Head of Legal EU

Since launching in 1989, CMC Markets has become one of the world's leading online CFD and financial spread betting providers, with nearly 66.8 million trades executed annually across Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. In Germany,

CMC Markets has a fully regulated subsidiary called CMC Markets Germany GmbH (“ **GmbH**”).

CMC Markets’ success is founded on its ability to deliver a wide range of trading products to customers, including equities, indices, currencies and commodities. CMC Markets has pioneered the development of online trading in markets around the world and has offices in 11 countries.

The global Legal Team currently consists of three regional Heads of Legal, Senior Legal Counsel lawyers, Legal Counsel lawyers and Paralegals.

**ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Key Responsibilities**
- General _
- Assisting the Head of Legal, (Senior) Legal Counsels and the wider Senior Management team to deliver CMC’s objectives.
- Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial contracts, including:

- CMC’s own client facing terms of business;
- IT contracts;
- marketing contracts;
- outsourcing contracts;
- market data agreements;
- a range of institutional / partners agreements;
- prime brokerage documents (including ISDAs);
- lease agreements for CMC’s regional offices;
- engagement letters for external advisers (e.g. in relation to tax); and
- financing arrangements (e.g. facility agreements).
- Supporting the Legal Team _
- Making a significant contribution to the provision of a high-quality legal service to the business.
- Monitoring legal updates and sharing relevant information with other Legal Team members.
- Liaising with legal colleagues in the Germany, the UK and Australia to ensure important information is shared.
- Undertaking such other duties as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.
- Supporting Other Departments _
- Assisting the GmbH Compliance Teams with responses to complaints, financial promotions, regulatory issues and rule changes that may affect CMC’s business.
- Assisting the Operations Team with any project work relating to the platform.
- Assisting the Institutional Team by preparing agreements and updating global legal advice and due diligence.
- International Outlook _
- Providing legal support and advice to CMC’s offices in Germany and the rest of the EU.
- Ensuring that changes to CMC’s terms of business globally are compliant with both local regulation and law.
- Assisting with the expansion of CMC’s global businesses and cross-border considerations, such as new office openings.
- Ensuring CMC’s intellectual property rights around the world are protected and taking necessary action to prevent / stop infringement.
- Principal Accountabilities _
- To ensure that legal risk is mitigated to the fullest extent possible and that legal issues are at all times addressed in accordance with best practice.
- To manage external advisers to best effect, keeping costs to a minimum without compromising the quality of legal advice received.
- To have a thorough understanding of the financial services industry and the issues and legal developments that relate to CMC’s business globally and particularly in Germany.

**KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**

**Essential**
- German law qualified solicitor ( _Rechtsanwalt_). The role will be based in Frankfurt.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate complex legal issues in a concise manner.
- Excellent organisation, analytical and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work well autonomously and as part of the team, assuming managerial responsibilities where appropriate.
- Ability to speak and write English fluently.

**Desirable**
- Experience of working in the financial services sector.
- Additional foreign language skills would be an advantage.

**KEY OBJECTIVES/KPIS**
- These will be set out in performance reviews, which will be carried formally once a year and on an ongoing basis informally.

**COMPETENCIES**
- Excellent communication skills.
- Teamwork.
- Working effectively with other departments around the business.
- Resilience and adaptability.
- Problem solving.
- Attention to detail.

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Art der Stelle: Vollzeit, Festanstellung

Arbeitszeiten:

- Montag bis Freitag

Leistungen:

- Betriebliche Altersvorsorge
- Betriebliche Weiterbildung
- Flexible Arbeitszeiten

Sonderzahlungen:

- Zusatzzahlungen

Ausbildung:

- Lehre/Ausbildung (Wünschenswert)

Arbeitsort: In person