Banking & Structured Finance Lawyer, Vice President

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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

MUFG is seeking an experienced structured finance attorney to join the Americas Legal Department as a Vice President & Counsel. The primary responsibility of this position is to support the Working Capital & Trade Finance business team with a focus on the Supply Chain Finance/Receivables Finance group within our Global Corporate Investment Bank. A successful candidate will be familiar with all manners of transaction documentation and legal issues with respect to receivables, payables, participations, drafts/bills of exchange and UCC matters.

• Draft/negotiate/review core documentation: seller‑led receivables purchase agreements, buyer‑led payment services agreements and buyer services agreements for drafts/bills of exchange, master participation agreements and participation certificates/funding requests, parent guarantees, UCC and collateral agreements, intercreditor, consents & releases, assignments and notices.
• Apply structured‑lending and receivables financing fundamentals (e.g. True sale and security interests).
• Expertise with UCC Article 9 perfection/priority rules including Lien Search review and UCC filings of all types.
• Assist with management of cross‑border matters for suppliers and buyers in foreign jurisdictions including governing law, licensing, data privacy, recognition, local enforcement rights/perfection, and coordination with local counsel.
• Partner closely with Credit, Risk, Operations, and Global Financial Crimes related to Compliance/Sanctions provisions in agreements. Ensure consistency across legal documentation and credit approvals.
• Advise and assist business in the development and structuring of new products and services.
• Support new initiatives within the Americas Legal Department and MUFG as a whole.
• Directly interact with MUFG’s clients, both in negotiating agreements and in assisting the business unit in explaining products to credit, risk, external clients and liaison with external counsel.
• Advise on the legal, regulatory and reputational issues and risks arising in transactions (regionally and internationally as required).
• Keep abreast of industry trends, regulatory developments, and best practices in receivables financing/structured financing transactions.
• Manage the legal spend with respect to the business area including management of relationships with and selection, retention and costs of external counsel.
• Some familiarity with insolvency situations and understand legal aspects of insolvency proceedings.
• Participate in industry forums, internal working groups and committees as relevant.
• Coordinate closely with colleagues globally to ensure proper application of U.S. rules and regulations in other jurisdiction

• Qualified, active/in good standing license in New York with a minimum of three years of relevant experience. (Solicitor / lawyer qualified in England and Wales or other relevant jurisdiction is desirable but not required).
• Demonstrated expertise in transactional work from within the legal department of a large financial services, investment bank, corporation or Fintech or similar work experience at a law firm providing related legal support to financial services company…