Job Description
Vice President – Master Agreement Paralegal
Business type
Types of Jobs - Legal
Job title
Vice President – Master Agreement Paralegal
Contract type
Permanent Contract
Job summary
Summary
Master agreement paralegal to provide documentation support to the range of business lines and products that comprise CA-CIB’s derivatives, repo and sec lending activities.
Key responsibilities
· Review, prepare and negotiate routine amendments to various (a) industry master agreements and related collateral agreements (including ISDAs, CSAs, GMRAs, MRAs, GMSLAs, MSLAs etc.), custodial undertaking agreements and control agreements in connection with the foregoing; (b) guarantees and similar forms of credit support; and (c) other miscellaneous agreements
· Responsibilities include (a) preparing summaries of changes from original requests; and (b) under the supervision of team lawyers and negotiators, inputting of contract information into the bank’s database
· Prepare and contribute to numerous internal reports and systems relating to the management of legal risk
· Stay current on market and legal developments affecting covered businesses and products
· Uphold CA-CIB’s codes of ethics, culture and conduct in all matters, including with respect to matters of diversity and inclusion and the identification and escalation of financial crimes risks
Management and Reporting
· Reports to the Head of the Master Agreements Team in the U.S. Legal Department
· Will be locally supervised in Canada by a senior master agreement lawyer/negotiator
· Will be subject to the responsibility of the Head of Legal for Canada for purposes of local rules regarding the practice of law and provision of legal services within an organization
Key Internal contacts
Relevant front office, legal, risk and compliance personnel
Key External contacts
Various outside counsel
Salary Range: $110k - $120k (CAD)
Geographical area
America, Canada
Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent
Bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent)
Level of minimal experience
11 years and more
Experience
· Minimum of 10 years’ experience as a master agreements paralegal in a global financial institution legal department covering sophisticated transactions
· Full familiarity with all manner of master agreements handled by the team
Required skills
· Ability to prioritize effectively and manage a complex, time sensitive workload
· Sound and ethical commercial judgment
· Professional and convincing demeanor and interpersonal skills
· Creative, solutions-oriented approach to complex documentation issues
· Ability to confront and escalate difficult issues within the institution
· Excellent English-language communication, both written and spoken
· Excellent subject matter knowledge and reasoning ability
· Ability to distill complex documentation guidance into plain English for a sophisticated business audience
General information
Entity
About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022).8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade.The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients.For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ca_cibLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credit-agricole-cib/By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.