Associate, OGC

Associate, OGC

EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

London, United Kingdom

The Office of the General Counsel is seeking an outstanding lawyer to join the department's Associate Programme. Associates will have the opportunity to contribute country, language and academic knowledge to support the institution and facilitate its operations. The roles will be based in London.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

The Associate will be assigned to the OGC Finance group, which handles the legal aspects of EBRD’s borrowing operations under the EBRD’s Global MTN programme, commercial paper issuing programme and other types of funding operations both in the international capital markets and in the EBRD’s region of operations; derivatives and capital market operations in established and emerging markets (including derivatives, repo and other master agreements) and any other Treasury matters requiring legal advice.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Candidates are expected to have:

• A law degree, and preferably also a (post-)graduate degree, from a leading university;
• Typically between 3-5 years of prior work experience as a lawyer in private practice or in-house legal team ensuring familiarity with the areas of practice referenced above, including conducting legal research, drafting and negotiating legal documentation;
• Demonstrable experience in international capital markets (e.g., debt capital markets, derivatives, structured finance etc.);
• Legal work experience gained in the Bank’s countries/regions of operations is preferable. Legal work experience gained in more than one jurisdiction is also an asset;
• Excellent command of written and spoken English;
• Preferably fluent French, which is a language relevant to the work in the Bank’s countries/regions of operations;
• Demonstrated readiness to work in the Bank’s countries/regions of operations and a keen interest in international development;
• Excellent project management skills, ability to monitor and follow up on many activities concurrently under time constraints and ability to understand and manage priorities;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and client focus.

Candidates from the following jurisdictions are eligible to apply: Albania, Armenia, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark. Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan.