About the Role:

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S&P Global Corporate

The Role: Legal Counsel SPG Ratings

We are seeking a dynamic Legal Counsel to work in Melbourne Australia. In coordination with your colleagues you will be responsible for advising our business on a broad range of legal issues with a primary focus on advising our analytical teams working on analyzing Debt Capital Market DCM) transactions across APAC region. Our business is engaged in the provision of Credit Ratings and related analytical services.

The Impact: You will serve as one of the primary advisors to our Ratings analytical teams in APAC in connection with their analysis of specific debt capital markets issues and the impact of corporate and insolvency laws. Your secondary role will be to serve as a privacy specialist for the Global Ratings organization in APAC and to provide regulatory / commercial legal support. You will be working autonomously but as part of a wellconnected global team providing advice to our business on regulatory governance analytical and commercial matters.

The Career Opportunity: You will get a chance to develop and apply skills at both a technical and a strategic level and gain experience across the AsiaPacific region.

The Team / The Business: You will be part of the Global Ratings Legal team working in close contact with colleagues regionally and globally. The team operates on lean principles and is focused on providing efficient and effective legal advice to our analytical teams as well as advice on regulatory and governance issues affecting our business and in support of our business strategies.

Your Skills: Ideally you would have demonstrated experience working on debt capital market transactions especially structured finance and/or experience advising on banking and insolvency law matters. In addition experience advising on privacy and data management matters would be valuable. You should be comfortable in monitoring and providing advice on legal developments and/or regulatory requirements in APAC. Importantly you should be comfortable working on your own with your direct manager and colleagues located in different countries.

Essential Experience:

• A minimum of four 4 years of experience as a qualified lawyer reviewing and/or drafting Debt Capital Markets (DCM) transaction documents in particular structured finance and/or project finance transaction documents and legal opinions.
• Understanding core concepts of structured finance and/or project finance including asset isolation nonconsolidation security interests special purpose entities and an understanding of key legal opinions in structured finance and/or project finance
• Experience drafting and/or reviewing ISDA derivative documentation
• Experience advising on cross border/conflicts of law issues inherent in DCM transactions
• An understanding of the varied role of key participants in DCM transactions
• Familiarity with applicable Privacy Laws would be an advantage.

Key Accountabilities:

• Conducting review of transaction level legal structures and related legal opinions and counseling analysts about adherence of structures to S&P Global Ratings structured finance legal criteria and/or legal aspects of S&P Global Ratings project finance criteria
• Counseling ratings analysts on developing legal issues in DCM especially structured finance and/or project finance
• Analyzing and interpreting relevant laws and regulations to keep analysts up to date on legal developments affecting their analysis
• Counseling of Compliance Risk and other control functions on issues related to compliance with and changes to laws regulations and the application of internal policies and procedures
• Preparing and conducting internal trainings for ratings analysts on legal issues
• On request reviewing and revising legal related criteria used by analysts
• Providing general legal counseling / participation in adhoc projects in support of S&P Global Ratings business activities across analytical practices
• Counseling S&P Global Ratings personnel regarding external speaking engagements presentations publications and other outreach efforts
• On request counseling S&P Global Ratings commercial team on legal issues relevant to a particular ratings engagement

Qualifications:

• Admitted to practice law in a Australia or other relevant APAC jurisdiction.
• At least four 4 years post qualification experience in DCM structured finance and/or project finance as a lawyer in either a major law firm or corporation where you have gained an understanding of DCM structured finance and/or project finance and capital markets principles
• Ability to grasp legal and analytical concepts quickly and apply sound legal judgment with little supervision
• Welldeveloped emotional intelligence; superior interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Excellent presentation writing and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and listening skills with internal/external audiences
• Selfmotivated and wellorganized with the ability to handle multiple highpriority projects while attending to details; able to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure
• Handson energetic intellectually curious
• Professional and collegial demeanor a team player ability to work effectively and collaboratively with inhouse colleagues internal stakeholders and external parties
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word Excel PowerPoint); comfortable using webbased connectivity platforms (e.g. Skype Zoom Teams etc.
• Comfortable working on your own with your direct manager and colleagues located in different countries
• Amenable to work in Hybrid Work Setup
• Amenable to work on normal Australian work hours but with flexibility to adjust for meeting calls that happen outside these hours.

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings our analystdriven credit ratings research and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through highquality independent opinions on creditworthiness we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations including businesses governments and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the worlds foremost provider of credit ratings benchmarks analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings we help many of the worlds leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow today.

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Our Purpose:

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Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

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At S&P Global we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history the worlds leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do bring a spirit of discovery to our work and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you so you cantake care of business. We care about our people. Thats why we provide everything youand your careerneed to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay retirement planning a continuing education program with a companymatched student loan contribution and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: Its not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones too with some bestin class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awardssmall perks can make a big difference.

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Inclusive Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills experience and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness transparency and equal opportunity ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration we drive innovation and power global markets.

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