Career Opportunities

About Marex

Marex Group plc is a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets. It listed on Nasdaq Global Select Market in April 2024.  With more than 35 offices in Europe, US and APAC, it has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

For more information visit www.marex.com    

Role Summary

This role is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to begin their in-house legal career as part of a dynamic and growing organisation. The successful candidate will work alongside the Head of Corporate Legal and wider Legal team on a range of practice areas including corporate, regulatory, banking and transactional legal work.

Responsibilities

The role’s duties will include (but not be limited to) the following:

• Support the Head of Corporate Legal on strategic corporate projects;
• Draft, negotiate and advise on third-party agreements and communications across the Marex group;
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on a variety of topics including negotiations and business updates;  
• Assist the Head of Corporate Legal with the review of corporate and regulatory developments affecting the Marex group and collaborate with internal teams as needed with regard to their implementation; and
• Assist the wider Legal department with other ad-hoc or urgent matters from time to time.

Skills and Experience

This is a junior-level position; prior relevant experience in private practice or in-house roles may not be considered essential where there is a genuine enthusiasm for and desire to learn about financial markets and corporate law.

The candidate should have the following skills and experience:

• Strong academics (including a 2:1 or above at degree level); and
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Legal Practice Course or Solicitors Qualifying Examination preparedness preferable, but not mandatory

Competencies

• Strong analytical skill – You demonstrate an aptitude for problem solving with the ability to exercise sound and balanced judgment in a highly regulated environment
• Be keen to undertake a variety of different types of legal work
• Personal drive and motivation – Successfully handle multiple tasks, take initiative to improve your own performance, work intensely towards challenging goals
• Strong teamwork ethic – You are a strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills. You collaborate well with others within and across teams, encourage other team members to participate and contribute and acknowledges others’ contributions

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct
• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

Respect – Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.

Integrity
– Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do – our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.

Collaborative
– We work in teams – open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.

Developing our People – Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to “grow our own” and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.

Adaptable and Nimble – Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client’s various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.

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