Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Axiom Talent Platform is hiring a remote Banking & Finance Derivatives Counsel. 💸 Salary: unspecified 📍Location: Australia
Role Description
Axiom Law is looking for accomplished Banking, Finance & Derivatives Lawyers to join our network and partner with leading clients across the financial services sector. In this role, you will advise on a diverse portfolio of complex financing and financial markets matters, including:
- Corporate and structured lending
- Treasury and liquidity management
- OTC derivatives
- ISDA documentation
- Evolving financial regulatory requirements
You will work alongside banks, investment firms, asset managers, multinational corporates, and other market participants on sophisticated domestic and cross-border transactions, delivering commercially focused legal solutions in fast-paced, high-value environments.
Responsibilities
- Advise clients on a broad range of banking, finance, treasury, and derivatives matters, delivering commercially focused legal guidance across lending, structured finance, cross-border transactions, financial markets, and risk management activities.
- Prepare, review, negotiate, and manage complex financing and trading documentation, including loan agreements, security arrangements, ISDA documentation, collateral agreements, guarantees, and other transaction documents.
- Lead and support negotiations with financial institutions, corporate borrowers, lenders, investors, and counterparties to facilitate financing transactions, derivatives arrangements, and strategic commercial outcomes.
- Provide legal and regulatory advice on issues affecting banking, lending, treasury, and derivatives businesses, ensuring compliance while balancing commercial objectives and legal risk.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders-including legal, treasury, finance, risk, compliance, trading, operations, and external advisers-to support transaction execution, regulatory initiatives, and business-critical projects.
- Assess legal, regulatory, and commercial risks across complex transactions, offering practical, solutions-oriented advice to enable timely decision-making in dynamic financial services environments.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer admitted to practice in Australia with substantial experience in banking and finance, derivatives, financial markets, or a combination of these practice areas.
- Proven experience advising on complex financing and financial markets matters, including lending, structured and acquisition finance, treasury, cross-border transactions, OTC derivatives, ISDA documentation, and related financial products.
- Strong technical drafting and negotiation skills, with experience preparing and negotiating a broad range of finance and trading documentation, including loan agreements, LMA documentation, security and collateral arrangements, guarantees, and ISDA documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to advise financial institutions, investment firms, corporates, and other market participants while delivering commercially focused legal solutions, supported by excellent stakeholder management, communication, and analytical skills.
We Offer
- Highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace.
- Health benefits, pension, and more.
- Access to professional development resources and learning and development programs.
- Predominantly remote work, with some clients requiring on-site presence.
About the Company
Axiom Talent Platform is a leading provider of alternative legal services, connecting top legal talent with clients across various sectors. We pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment that supports professional growth and innovation.