Legal Counsel Capital Markets

ING Legal Wholesale Banking in Amsterdam is seeking an enthusiastic and pragmatic lawyer to join the Legal Capital Markets & Treasury team an international team of highly skilled lawyers.

The team

• The Legal Capital Markets & Treasury team consists of 13 international lawyers with a global experience in capital markets.

• We also form a virtual team with legal colleagues in London Brussels Singapore New York and Frankfurt.
• Our team is responsible for supporting (global) capital markets (DCM ABS ECM) treasury corporate finance and corporate investment departments in ING.
• We contribute to various innovation initiatives such as automation and AI tools integration.
• We participate in legal committees of (international) banking associations.
• Our team is part of ING Legal WB supporting ING wholesale business lines and our department consists of approximately 55 lawyers.

Roles and responsibilities

• You will be responsible for advising the GCM (DCM ECM ABS) and CF bankers on legal and documentation matters related to bond issues IPOs secondary offerings share buybacks securitizations and other structured finance transactions;
• You will support the issuance of vanilla and structured products for public and private investors;
• Answer a wide variety of questions from bankers and outside counsel that arise during a transaction;
• Drafting of contracts such as NDAs Engagement Letters and Final Terms for private placements;
• Review and negotiate underwriting agreements subscription agreements legal opinions comfort letters and other transaction documents;
• Horizon scanning of regulatory developments regarding Prospectus Regulation MIFID MAR ESG and others;
• Contact and instruct external parties such as outside legal counsel; and
• Identify and manage legal and reputational risk.

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that youll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on return well back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

• Minimum experience of 4-6 years as a lawyer or in-house counsel at a bank in the field of capital markets corporate Law or M&A;
• A Masters degree in Law from a reputable university (Dutch Law preferred);
• Transaction management skills;
• Proven ability to work in larger teams/organizations;
• Strong analytical skills and is pragmatic flexible and a good communicator;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; and
• The ability to prioritize multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.

Rewards and benefits

We want to make sure that its possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions at benefits of working with us at ING include:

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• 24-27 vacation days depending on contract
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS) 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

About us

With 60000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of whats possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customers interests at heart Do you want to be surrounded by progressive inspiring diverse and supportive colleagues Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us. Apply today.

Questions

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Please note multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.