ED, Fixed Income and Securitization Attorney

In-House Legal Coverage Position for Fixed Income Sales & Trading/Securitization and Secured Lending Coverage Attorney Morgan Stanley is seeking an in-house attorney to support senior legal coverage to the securitization and secured lending businesses within its Fixed Income Divisions securitized products group (SPG) and its Securitized Capital Markets Group (SPCM). Coverage would be both for SPG and SPCMs new issue securitization businesses and related secondary sales and trading activities. This coverage spans SPGs securitized asset classes (e.g. CLOs CMBS RMBS and ABS) underwriting activity for third party issuers as well as through the Morgan Stanley shelf and maintenance of the Morgan Stanley shelf registration statement.

Responsibilities will include:
> Advising on securitization transactions across SPGs asset classes working closely with outside counsel and internal legal and compliance professionals
> Analyzing and providing legal advice to a cross-functional team of bankers underwriting teams and syndicate members in addition to operations accounting and other support areas including among other things risk retention and execution issues
> Providing advice to sales and trading professionals regarding secondary market SPG trading issues such as public/private information matters and the whole loan trading of residential mortgages
> Advising the business on legal matters relating to governance compliance with relevant securities and banking laws and regulations and operations such as Firm policies and procedures products and services and disclosures related to individual deals and ongoing initiatives
> Advising on a variety of cross-divisional initiatives primarily involving Wealth and Investment Management

Qualifications:
> 6-8 years of experience as a practicing attorney in securitizations (registered 144A/Reg S and private) or structured finance with a strong understanding of applicable securities laws.
> Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects; ability to think strategically and analyze and evaluate potential risks and mitigation alternatives from a legal regulatory and franchise perspective.
> Experience with banking and securities regulations including familiarity with Reg AB II and US and European risk retention regulations as well as familiarity with applicable Basel capital rules

Salary and level will be competitive and level scaled to experience

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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