Deputy General Counsel Job Listing at Stifel in New York, NY (Job ID 77521454-d548-40c9-b438-92a2431ef011)

Description

Job Summary

Stifel's growth trajectory particularly in continental Europe looks set to continue and accordingly, the business is seeking an additional German law-qualified in-house lawyer, ideally with a focus on general corporate, M&A and capital markets, to join their legal team.   This is a key role that primarily supports our European investment banking teams in transactions which provide small cap / mid-market ECM capital raises and M&A advisory services both in our Frankfurt and London offices and our other European locations.  The role will report on all legal matters into the CFO/CRO of STEA as well as the Head of Institutional Group Legal.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Negotiating and reviewing investment banking transactional documentation across both public and private M&A, ECM and DCM transactions, including non-disclosure agreements, engagement letters, term-sheets, underwriting/placing agreements etc.

• Advising deal teams and attending where appropriate due diligence sessions.

• Providing legal advice and assistance to the firm's other stakeholders such as Finance, HR, Compliance, Risk etc.
• Ad-hoc general legal advice.
• Assisting the firm on specific projects, including special initiatives and other proprietary work streams.

Qualifications

• German-law qualified and business fluent in German. 
• Bank-side legal representation of firms acting as financial advisor, placement agent or underwriter.
• Secondment to a leading financial services firm/institution or other relevant commercial in-house experience considered advantageous.
• Some working knowledge or understanding of US securities laws.
• Excellent inter-personal skills to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels (both internally and externally).
• Ability to build effective relationships between individuals, teams, lines of business and geographical boundaries, escalating any material legal or reputational risks as appropriate.
• Ability to work well under pressure, prioritize workload, meet tight deadlines and have a willingness to take on a diverse workload and to adapt to and embrace new challenges.
• Proactive, confident, and have the willingness to immerse yourself from the outset with a flexible approach advising on a wide range of legal issues.
• Involve lawyers at the “coalface” and to engage them directly with supporting our firm's clients by becoming trusted partners to our producing bankers.

Education & Experience

• Excellent academic qualifications are essential.  Admitted to the German Bar.
• Preferred:  Around 3 to 6 years professional experience.
• Broad capital markets/securities experience; general M&A experience would be desirable as well.

Salary:  $225,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year

Actual salaries may vary, and may be based on several factors, including but not limited to each candidate's qualifications, skills, and overall competencies for the position. The base salary is one component of Stifel's overall compensation package for each individual employee. Other benefits and offerings include, but not limited to, discretionary bonuses, health / dental / vision / prescription insurance offerings, Stifel Total Health Connect, flexible spending accounts, tuition & certification assistance programs, paid time off, and much, much more! To view a more comprehensive list of Stifel's current offerings, please visit our Stifel Benefits website.  Applications are accepted until the position is filled. 

About Stifel Europe AG

Stifel is one of the fastest growing financial services firms in the U.S. with significant business in Europe, primarily based in London and Frankfurt.  Stifel Europe AG (“STEA”) currently headquartered at Kennedyallee 76, Frankfurt am Main, (a move into new office spaces at the Skyper tower in the Frankfurt financial district is planned for mid-2025) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (“Stifel Europe”) headquartered 150 Cheapside, London. STEA has an investment firm license and operates branches in Milan, Munich and Paris. It also closely operates with its affiliate Stifel Schweiz AG, domiciled in Zurich. 

STEA and Stifel Europe offer institutional investors differentiated, research-driven equity products with a dedication to value and service. Our experienced sales people and traders work closely with the research analysts to provide timely dissemination of information on 700 European companies to clients worldwide. We manage public offerings of equity and debt securities, raise debt and equity in the private markets, and initiate, structure, and negotiate mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. The combined firm employs around 550 members of staff in key European financial markets of which about c.150 are employed by STEA entities.

 Stifel Financial Corp. is a diversified financial service holding company that conducts its business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Its primary US broker-dealer subsidiary is Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Inc., which is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm established in 1890 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Stifel is NYSE listed and has a current market cap of almost US$9.0bn.