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Legal Counsel

London, United Kingdom

Core Responsibilities

The Legal Counsel is responsible for ensuring that the organization’s operations are conducted in compliance with legal requirements, company policies and ethical business practices. The Legal Counsel acts as a business partner, provides legal support and advises across various departments.

The new Legal Counsel position is a junior attorney looking to become an all-around In-house Legal Counsel who reports to the Senior Legal Counsel in our London office.

Your responsibilities include but are not be limited to:

  • Contract drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements, including commercial-, inter-company-, IT/IP-, and procurement agreements, as well as trading and technology related agreements
  • Corporate housekeeping, including drafting corporate resolutions and UK Companies House and contract management filings
  • Collaborating with and advising various departments, including Trading, Technology, Risk & Compliance, Finance, HR, and Procurement
  • Monitoring developments and implementation of relevant new legislation

YOUR PROFILE

  • Academic degree in UK Law
  • 3 – 5 years of relevant experience at a Law Firm and/or In-house Legal Counsel
  • Demonstrable knowledge of and experience with Contract Law, and preferably with UK Corporate Law
  • Motivated, proactive with a hands-on mentality and a strong sense of urgency
  • Strong and confident communicator
  • Collaborative team player with a good sense of humour
  • Ability to act independently and perform successfully in a fast paced, technology driven and at times high-pressured environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.

 

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IMC Trading’s operations are global in nature and the ability to travel to the United States for work is a requirement of the graduate traineeship program. Please note that the U.S. Consulate General is currently facing challenges with visa approvals for candidates from Russia, Belarus, Iran or Ukraine. As a result, we will be unable to proceed with your candidacy for the graduate traineeship program at this time. We greatly appreciate your understanding and hope to consider you for future opportunities.

If you are a dual-passport holder of a country other than Russia, Belarus, Iran or Ukraine, we encourage you to apply and inform our campus recruitment team of your situation: CampusEU@imc.com. 

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