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About this role
Join Jump Trading as a Legal Counsel specializing in derivatives and trading agreements. Collaborate with teams to provide legal advice and negotiate contracts in a fast-paced environment.
Description
Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents to seek boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and personal drive. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do:
- Work with our business development, trading, treasury, risk and clearing teams to assess the needs of the firm, advise internal constituents, and take the lead on negotiations with derivatives and financing counterparties in all asset classes, as well as work on other trading-related agreements.
- Counsel business units on contract strategy, including explaining contractual risks and obligations while suggesting strategies and alternatives, and negotiating contracts.
- Identify potential regulatory issues relating to derivatives trading, and work with compliance, other internal stakeholders, and outside counsel to mitigate risks.
- Work closely with global legal team members and support business initiatives across time zones.
- Assist on internal legal department projects and initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned or needed.
Requirements
Skills You’ll Need:
- Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong or another comparable jurisdiction.
- At least 5 years of post-qualification experience.
- Full professional proficiency in Mandarin.
- Substantial knowledge regarding, and substantial experience negotiating, trading-related documentation, with a focus on ISDA documentation, prime brokerage agreements, futures and OTC clearing agreements, repurchase agreements, and electronic trading agreements.
- Working knowledge of regulations related to derivatives and trading.
- Experience working on derivatives transactions in the Asia Pacific region.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new subjects and business areas quickly.
- Aptitude for easily explaining complex legal issues to business partners.
- Ability to handle multiple projects in fast-paced environment and exercise sound commercial and legal judgment.
- Prior in-house experience, including at a financial services firm, is a plus.
- Reliable and predictable availability.
Job Details
Salary$112,000–$188,000
LocationOffice
AI Score★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7/10
PostedSep 17, 2026 (3d ago)
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cryptolegalLegal Counseloffice