Join our D. E. Shaw group in New York The D. E. Shaw group seeks talented team members to join its Legal & Compliance group. This individual will become part of a small, highly skilled team responsible for reviewing and negotiating a wide range of trading agreements within a collegial and collaborative environment that values rigorous analysis, creative problem solving, and exacting attention to detail.

Review and negotiate master trading agreements, including ISDA master agreements, prime brokerage, futures and options clearing, repurchase, and custody agreements, as well as trade-specific agreements and confirmations with international banks, broker-dealers, and their external counsel in support of the firm’s trading strategies.
Handle ISDA and related derivatives documentation, including master agreements, margin segregation agreements, master confirmations, and bespoke long-form confirmations in addition to other transaction-specific documentation with a particular focus on equity and commodity swaps.
Support traders and treasury personnel by reviewing, marking up, and negotiating necessary legal agreements for funds to transact with various dealers in securities, including equity, options, futures, bonds, loans, and convertible bonds.
Summarize and track material terms in various internal databases.
Participate in calls and meetings with the trading and treasury teams to guide clients in understanding the legal agreement associated therewith.
Gather information regarding the commercial expectations of clients to ensure expectations are met in the legal document that governs future trading.
Provide legal advice with respect to the firm.
Maintain awareness of industry initiatives and new products that affect the firm, such as Treasury clearing, updates to ISDA definitional booklets, and regulations that impact uncleared derivatives.

Counsel, Legal and Compliance