Legal Documentation Manager

Legal Documentation Manager focuses on leading the end-to-end documentation process: drafting, reviewing, negotiating, executing, and filing cdea, isda/csa, and related regulatory initial margin documents.

What the role involves

• Leading the end-to-end documentation process: drafting, reviewing, negotiating, executing, and filing CDEA, ISDA/CSA, and related regulatory initial margin documents.
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies, balancing client and firm needs, often outside of established playbooks.
• Independently lead complex and/or sensitive negotiations for high-profile clients, including top banks and major funds.
• Advise on and negotiate commodity transaction documents (e.g., power and gas annexes, EFETs, NAESBs, Power Purchase and Sale Agreements).
• Review legal opinions on netting and collateral enforceability, liaising with external counsel as needed.
• Respond to queries from various departments, including the front office, regarding master documentation.

Skills and requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or JD, with a minimum of three years’ experience in a legal/trading documentation role (including within Credit, Risk, or Treasury functions) or as an attorne.
• Strong experience negotiating repo documentation, including MRAs, and ideally with exposure to SIFMA cleared repo documentation, and ECS.
• Solid knowledge of UMR (Uncleared Margin Rules) Phase 6 and/or 7 and hands-on experience with Initial Margin documentation.
• Experience with repurchase, securities lending, or prime services documentation is a plus.

Confirmed role details

• Birmingham (Onsite, Monday–Friday, 08:30–18:30).

Candidate fit

• Build consensus, and improve operational efficiency.
• Enthusiasm for professional development and ownership of the negotiation process.