Various
New York
Join our D. E. Shaw group in New York The D. E. Shaw group seeks talented team members to join its Legal & Compliance group. This individual will become part of a small, highly skilled team responsible for reviewing and negotiating a wide range of trading agreements within a collegial and collaborative environment that values rigorous analysis, creative problem solving, and exacting attention to detail.
What you’ll do day-to-day
Review and negotiate master trading agreements, including ISDA master agreements, prime brokerage, futures and options clearing, repurchase, and custody agreements, as well as trade-specific agreements and confirmations with international banks, broker-dealers, and their external counsel in support of the firm’s trading strategies.
Handle ISDA and related derivatives documentation, including master agreements, margin segregation agreements, master confirmations, and bespoke long-form confirmations in addition to other transaction-specific documentation with a particular focus on equity and commodity swaps.
Support traders and treasury personnel by reviewing, marking up, and negotiating necessary legal agreements for funds to transact with various dealers in securities, including equity, options, futures, bonds, loans, and convertible bonds.
Summarize and track material terms in various internal databases.
Participate in calls and meetings with the trading and treasury teams to guide clients in understanding the legal agreement associated therewith.
Gather information regarding the commercial expectations of clients to ensure expectations are met in the legal document that governs future trading.
Provide legal advice with respect to the firm.
Maintain awareness of industry initiatives and new products that affect the firm, such as Treasury clearing, updates to ISDA definitional booklets, and regulations that impact uncleared derivatives.
Who we’re looking for
A master’s degree in law, or a related field of study is required.
Two years of experience is required negotiating ISDA published documents (including Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, IM CSA, and confirmation agreements for equity, credit, FX, and interest rate swaps); negotiating master repurchase and global master repurchase agreements; negotiating execution-based trading agreements (including Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement, futures and options give-up agreements, swap execution facility agreements, and SIA 151 agreements); and negotiating custody, prime brokerage, futures and options clearing agreements, ISDA Master agreements, master and global master repurchase agreements, confirmation agreements, and execution based trading agreements and identifying and tracking key legal terms in such agreements.
The annual base salary for this position is $200,000 - $215,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.
Please email your resume and cover letter to
[email protected]. Please reference 2026-5966 CWA in the subject or body of your email.
The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.
The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.
European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), California, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Shanghai candidates should refer to the corresponding linked privacy notice.
The D. E. Shaw group may collect, use, hold, transfer, and process candidates’ resumes and associated information (including personal information contained therein) for purposes reasonably related to their application, including without limitation: review and management of employment applications and supporting materials; administration and management of offers to and communication with candidates; and administration, management, and improvement of the recruiting operations of the D. E. Shaw group; and/or where reasonably required in connection with a proposed sale, spin-out, reorganization, or outsourcing of all or some of the business of the D. E. Shaw group. The D. E. Shaw group will not use such information for purposes unrelated to the foregoing, such as direct marketing of third-party products to candidates, without candidate consent. As used herein, the term “personal information” is meant to broadly describe information identifying or relating to a specific individual; it is intended to encompass “personal data,” “sensitive personal data,” and “personally identifiable information” and similar terms, as those terms are defined by law in the jurisdictions in which the D. E. Shaw group operates.
The D. E. Shaw group may transfer such personal information within and outside the country and jurisdiction of the locations where the D. E. Shaw group maintains offices, to other D. E. Shaw group affiliates, to government and regulatory authorities, and to third parties which provide or may provide support and/or services to the D. E. Shaw group and for the purposes set forth above. The persons who may have access to this personal information are other employees of the D. E. Shaw group, in connection with the performance of their duties of employment, and the other parties listed above, in connection with the business of the D. E. Shaw group. (Of course, candidates will be considered for employment opportunities only in those countries in which they express interest.)
The D. E. Shaw group will use reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of personal information (including appropriate technical measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, such information) and will retain such data as required by applicable law or regulation. Candidates have the right to request access to, and correction of, their personal information in accordance with applicable law; any such request should be submitted to
[email protected]. Candidates who have submitted a resume to the D. E. Shaw group and do not wish to proceed with their applications should email
[email protected]. Personal information of candidates who have been the subject of background checks may have been transferred in accordance with applicable regulations, and any concerns with such transfers should be submitted to
[email protected].
The D. E. Shaw group may retain candidates’ information for prospective recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates for employment opportunities and for organizing events with prospective candidates, in accordance with our internal data retention procedures. Candidates who do not agree to such future use should email
[email protected].
Terms of Use
