Posted on September 16, 2026

Lead Counsel – Capital Markets & Treasury

New York, Connecticut / Permanent / $220,000 - 290,000
  • Permanent
  • New York City
  • $220,000 - 290,000
  • Salary: $220,000 - 290,000

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The Role
You will serve as a key legal adviser to the Treasury function, taking ownership of matters including:

  • Debt and equity offerings
  • Rule 144A and other private capital-markets transactions
  • Credit facilities and letters of credit
  • Liquidity and capital solutions
  • Funding agreement-backed products
  • Intercompany lending arrangements
  • Repurchase and reverse-repurchase transactions
  • Derivatives and other treasury matters
  • Corporate governance and securities-law disclosure requirements

You will draft and negotiate offering documents, purchase agreements, term sheets, engagement letters, legal opinions and related transaction documentation. And, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and manage external counsel where appropriate.

Ideal Profile 

  • JD / US Qualified Attorney 
  • 5-8+ years of legal experience focused on capital markets, corporate finance or treasury matters
  • Training from a leading law firm, financial institution, insurer or reinsurer
  • Strong debt-capital-markets and securities transaction experience
  • Experience drafting and negotiating complex financing documentation
  • The ability to independently manage transactions from structuring through closing
  • Commercial judgment and confidence advising senior business stakeholders
  • A hands-on, collaborative approach and the ability to manage competing priorities
  • Experience with insurance-capital solutions, funding agreement-backed products, surplus notes, repurchase transactions or derivatives would be advantageous but is not essential.

Location

New York City
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