Staff Attorney - EMEA

Description
The Staff Attorney - EMEA Commercial works closely with various departments throughout CME Group to advise on, review, negotiate, draft and process a variety of commercial contracts.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Draft, negotiate, review, manage, and process customer onboarding documentation, procurement, consulting and services agreements, licensing agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Partner with senior members of the Legal Transactions team to establish and implement the team's goals, policies, and procedures.
• Provide legal advice and support to CME Group with respect to commercial arrangements across the organization.

Qualifications and Experience:

• A solicitor qualified to practice in a UK, US or European jurisdiction.
• Ideally a minimum of three years PQE.
• Experience negotiating license agreements, services agreements and other commercial agreements in UK financial services sector.
• Knowledge of financial regulations and regulatory frameworks preferred.
• Familiarity with U.S. and EU licensing agreements is highly desired.
• Experience within practice preferred.
• Prior in-house experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working cross divisionally in a mid to large size company.
• Experience working with internal and external customers, preferably internationally.
• Excellent negotiating, drafting, analytical and written and oral communication skills.

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