VP, Commodity Finance Lawyer

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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.

Main purpose of the role

MUFG is seeking a seasoned transactional attorney with a minimum of 5 years experience to support the legal execution of structured trade commodity finance and working capital solutions transactions. The successful candidate will lead legal support across the full transaction lifecyclefrom structuring and term sheet input to documentation negotiation and post-close matterswhile advising on complex instruments such as borrowing-base and prepayment facilities seller-led receivables purchase agreements buyer led payment services agreements letters of credit and participation structures.

Corporate Title: VP Commodity Finance Lawyer

Key responsibilities

• Legal support for transactions end-to-end: structure term-sheet input drafting negotiation closing and post-close support for bilateral and syndicated facilities.
• Draft/negotiate/review core documentation: borrowing-base and prepayment facilities seller-led receivables purchase agreements buyer led payment services agreements letters of credit (standby/commercial) and reimbursement agreements master participation agreements and participation certificates/funding requests LC discounting drafts/bills of exchange guarantees collateral/security agreements account control/lockbox intercreditor consents & releases assignments and notices.
• Letters of Credit advisory: issuance/confirmation/assignment mechanics; reimbursement discrepancies and fraud issues; standby vs commercial LC nuances; align documentation and operational controls with UCP 600 ISP98 URDG 758 and UCC Article 5.
• Apply structured-lending and receivables financing fundamentals: true sale security interests secured-loans; expertise with UCC Article 9 perfection/priority rules set-off/dilution and anti-assignment; purchase eligibility/concentration limits; collections/servicing and step-in rights.
• Integrate credit insurance/ECA support where applicable (loss-payee/assignment exclusions claims process aggregation/tenor limits).
• Manage cross-border matters (governing law licensing data privacy recognition local enforcement rights/perfection); coordinate with local counsel.
• Partner closely with Credit Risk Ops/Trade Finance Operations and Compliance/Sanctions;ensure consistency across term sheets approvals and final docs.
• Maintain playbooks clause libraries and fallbacks; contribute training and horizon-scanning on market/documentation trends.
• Instruct and manage outside counsel to scope budget and timetable.

Skills and experience

• 58 years post-qualification at a top law firm and/or in-house at top investment bank.
• Strong lending-side experience in trade/commodity finance; receivables finance supply-chain finance a significant advantage.
• Hands-on drafting/negotiation across: borrowing-base and prepayment facilities LCs and reimbursement agreements receivables purchase agreements payment services agreements drafts/bills of exchange buyer agreements master participation agreements import/pre-export financing LC discounting guarantees/security intercreditors deposit account control agreements and consents & releases.
• Strong working knowledge of UCC Articles 95 and 3 and LC rules (UCP 600 ISP98 URDG 758).
• Familiarity with LMA/LSTA conventions for syndicated touchpoints; BAFT receivables payables Drafts cross-border practices and agreements.
• Experience integrating credit insurance/ECA into lending/RPA structures.
• Proven ability to run multiple complex bilateral deals independently coordinating cross-functional stakeholders under tight timelines.

Education:

• New York Bar required.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $195K - $233K depending on job-related knowledge skills experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonuses and/or incentive compensation. Additionally our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits retirement plans educational assistance and training programs income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities paid maternity and parental bonding leave and paid vacation sick days and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (ii) the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

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