State Street’s legal team is looking for a legal counsel with strong commercial contracts experience to provide strategic legal support to its Investment Services UK, Middle East and Africa business. This is a great opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic and collegial team of in-house lawyers that develop innovative solutions to legal challenges in a highly regulated environment, as a key partner to the IS UKMEA business. Role specifics • Drafting and negotiating, and advising on, a broad range of service contracts, including custody, fund accounting and investment analytics agreements and complex middle office and data service outsourcing contracts for a variety of UKMEA clients including asset managers, official institutions, asset owners and insurance companies • Analysing the legal implications of regulations applicable to the IS UKMEA business’ services and operations • Supporting new strategic business development initiatives, including negotiating and drafting heads of terms documents • Liaising with senior and executive legal, business, risk and compliance stakeholders to drive outcomes that meet the requirements, priorities and deadlines of the business • Proactively supporting new product and business developments, including the expansion of services into new jurisdictions, and group legal initiatives • Collaborating with lawyers in other business lines and jurisdictions • Instructing and managing external counsel Qualifications: • Minimum 8 years’ PQE Skills and Experience • City law firm background • Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation, written and verbal communication skills, ability to formulate legal advice and positions clearly and concisely in a commercial environment • Financial services, commercial contracts/outsourcing and/or M&A experience • Solution-oriented, intellectual flexibility to work through complex issues with multiple stakeholders and to propose workable solutions within tight deadlines • Quick learner and team player with a proactive can do approach • Ability to build good relationships with variety of stakeholders