Junior Legal Counsel Americas

About the role

Murex, a global fintech provider of trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, is hiring a Junior Legal Counsel for its Americas team. The role provides full legal support to Murex's businesses in the Americas, especially on B2B commercial and technology contracts such as software licensing, SaaS, maintenance and professional services, with close collaboration with colleagues in Europe and Asia. It is based in Santiago, Chile or Mexico City, with hybrid working possibly available.

Key responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate NDAs, RFI/RFP responses, software license, maintenance, professional services and SaaS contracts, and related amendments and SOWs, with international institutional customers
• Support pre-sales contracts and processes, including preparing internal guidelines and responses to RFPs
• Handle day-to-day contract management and client compliance requests
• Draft and negotiate partnership contracts with the Alliance Management team and agreements with suppliers, and support vendor, connectivity, consultancy and training agreements
• Assist with corporate and procurement matters, including procurement contracts, inbound licenses and connectivity agreements
• Advise on regional regulatory and legal developments in the Americas, including data transfer and privacy, and on business and intellectual property issues

Required profile

• J.D. (or LLM) from a law school and bar admission
• Approximately 3-5 years of relevant legal experience, ideally in a law firm, multinational company, financial institution or sophisticated commercial environment
• Native or fluent Spanish; Portuguese is a plus
• Excellent written and spoken English, with strong drafting and negotiation skills
• Interest in technology, software licensing, SaaS, fintech, capital markets or financial services

Required skills

• Good knowledge of contract and commercial law (IP/IT law)
• Experience negotiating software license agreements and related IP/IT agreements (training provided depending on prior experience)
• Ability to communicate clearly with internal stakeholders and sophisticated clients

What we offer

• A market leader with a 35+ year track record in a growing industry
• An inclusive, agile team with international opportunities
• Medical, dental and disability programmes, plus wellness and mental health programmes