ED, Commodities Attorney

Were seeking someone to join our team as an Attorney in Commodities Sales & Trading providing legal and regulatory coverage for physical and financial commodities trading activities. The role supports trading businesses across energy metals power and environmental products with a strong focus on transaction structure regulatory analysis and risk identification.

In the Legal & Compliance division we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firms management of legal regulatory and franchise risk. This is a Vice President level position within Legal Commodities Sales & Trading.

What Youll Do:
-Provide day-to-day legal coverage for physical and financial commodities trading. Draft review and negotiate commodities trading documentation including master agreements confirmations and bespoke agreements.
-Advise on U.S. commodities regulatory matters including the Commodity Exchange Act FERC CFTC and state regulations exemptions and interpretive guidance
-Assess regulatory risk associated with new products trading strategies and counterparties.
- Support responses to regulatory inquiries and examinations in coordination with Compliance and other stakeholders
- Provide legal support for trading activity conducted under RTO and ISO tariffs and market rules.
- Advise on participation requirements tariff-based trading structures and settlement mechanics in organized wholesale electricity markets
- Analyze interaction between FERC-regulated markets and the Commodity Exchange Act including applicable exemptions and regulatory relief
- Act as a key legal advisor to commodities trading businesses while maintaining appropriate independence
- Coordinate closely with traders originators structurers Compliance and Risk on legal and regulatory issues
- Management of external counsel

Since 1935 Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

Required
- J.D. from an accredited law school; bar admission in good standing.
- 6 years of relevant experience in commodities energy and derivatives
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. commodities regulatory frameworks (FERC CFTC and state regulation).
- Ability to operate efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced deal-driven environment
- Excellent communication drafting and negotiation skills
- Demonstrated record of sound legal judgment
Preferred
- Familiarity with RTO/ISO market rules and organized power markets.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley we raise manage and allocate capital for our clients helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way thats differentiated and weve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first doing the right thing leading with exceptional ideas committing to diversity and inclusion and giving back - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $165000 and $275000 per year at the commencement of employment. However base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package which depending on the position may also include commission earnings incentive compensation discretionary bonuses other short and long-term incentive packages and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion where individuals are hired developed and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate bringing a variety of backgrounds talents perspectives and experiences.

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