Intern Junior Legal Counsel

Mission: 

SGCIB is a leading global financial player in over 45 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

It provides innovative financial solutions, advisory services and capital market products serving the needs of its corporate, institutional and private clients.

Present in Switzerland since 1926 SGCIB Zurich Branch offers local and cross-border expertise providing a full range of financial services to its clients with a particular focus on securities, services to foreign funds, trade finance and cash management services.

You will be working as part of the SGCIB Swiss Legal team (based in Zurich).

We advise on all aspects of Swiss and international banking law and regulation, providing comprehensive legal support in both domestic and cross-border banking matters.The close collaboration with our local business lines but international legal and business colleagues also is integral part of our work ensuring the application of the highest legal standards and compliance with national and international legal and regulatory requirements.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Your responsibilities will include inter alia:

• Drafting documentation for the issuance of certificates and warrants, including term sheets and final terms, and reviewing documentation generated through automated IT systems

• Drafting and negotiation of related documentation, including distribution agreements, non-disclosure agreements etc.

• Manage the production of legal documentation and contribute to the development, maintenance and standardization of legal templates and legal documentation sets

• Advising different corporate and investment bank business lines on legal and regulatory risks across a broad range of products and services, in particular structured products, securities services and cash management solutions

• Providing Swiss legal advice to legal teams across various SG entities and branches, including Paris, New York and other jurisdictions in respect of Swiss law aspects of international financial services but also data protection, banking secrecy, retention periods etc.

• Conducting legal research in relation to new legal and regulatory developments with respect to financial services and products offered by the Swiss corporate and investment bank business lines, e.g. arising in relation to the offering of structured products, cash management and pooling services, clearing and settlement activities etc. and preparing legal analyses, summaries and guidance for stakeholders