Capital Markets / Private Markets Attorney

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Legal and Compliance Division is seeking to hire a Vice President to provide legal coverage for its Capital Markets and Private Markets businesses. Specifically, the attorney will focus on the Firm's growing Private Securities transactional business and provide other support to the Capital Markets businesses. The position will be based in Purchase, NY.
The lawyer will be part of a team of seven capital markets lawyers reporting to the head of the Capital Markets legal team. The Capital Markets business is responsible for new issue distribution of a wide range of securities products including structured products; fixed income, equity, options, OTC derivatives, FX, futures and precious metals trading in the secondary markets; and sales coverage for the Firm's financial advisors. The lawyer will have significant interaction with the various business units and will work closely with the other lawyers on the team. The team is part of a broader group...