Temp-to-Perm Senior Contracts Specialist

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Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent group has an immediate need for a Temp-to-Perm Senior Contracts Specialist in the New York City area.

Overview: Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Contract Specialist with a strong corporate finance background.

Company: Financial services, global hedge fund firm based in New York City.

Experience: Successful candidates will have a minimum of 10-15 years of experience with a combination of law firm and in-house experience in corporate finance and governance.

Location: The role is full-time 5-days per week in their NYC office. Occasional remote work available as needed.

Salary: A permanent position will be offered to the right candidate after a brief temporary period and includes a very competitive compensation package of base and cash bonus plus the opportunity to receive other benefits.

Responsibilities Include:

• 40 hours a week expected;
  Occasional overtime as needed.
• Dual reporting into the legal team and senior counsel.
• Assist with various legal department needs including filings and entity formation.
• Assist with document and data management.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in the role, combination of in-house or law firm in the areas of:
• Understand and support regulatory and legal frameworks:
  Apply knowledge of regulatory requirements and trading agreement types (e.g., ISDAs, CSAs, prime brokerage, clearing agreements) to support regulatory adherences (Dodd-Frank, EMIR, UK/Ireland/Asia)
• Manage/negotiate standard and non-standard provisions in trading agreements (escalating to counsel as appropriate).
• Collaborate with internal teams (trading, operations, treasury) to support account openings and facilitate documentation workflows.
• Looking for a dynamic person who is a career paralegal with agility and ‘rockstar’ capabilities
• Enjoys working in a dynamic team environment, is detail oriented, communicates effectively, willing to work autonomously, thinks out of the box and consistently strives to improve processes.

Qualifications Include:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Career contract specialist;
  Candidates with multiple roles in short-timeframe will not be considered.
• Experience with preparing various regulatory filings, corporate governance matters (including coordinating board and committee meetings, drafting and posting board materials, and maintaining books and records)
• Experience with the deal closing processes including obtaining necessary signatures and negotiating and drafting related contracts with attorney oversight.

Information regarding benefits can be found on MLA’s Website on the Consultant Resources Page:

All interested and qualified candidates should apply directly with Major, Lindsey & Africa for review and consideration.

Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Temporary

• Job function Legal

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