Credit Risk (Risk Management) : Job Level - Vice President

r issues that arise in connection with structured financing and lending transactions

• Advise on legal structure of lending transactions related to Credit risk concerns and protections, including working with Credit coverage officers on drafting Credit covenants and clarifications on clauses which provide Credit protection
• Working closely with external counsel, business execution lawyers and internal Morgan Stanley legal teams to draft and negotiate transaction documentation and outline legal concerns and considerations in transactions
• Ensuring the legal documentation conforms Credit Risk Management's requirements and understanding through the execution phase of a transactions
• Utilizing legal knowledge to review external counsel's assessment of potential legals of a transaction's underlying collateral legal agreements (such as termination clauses on underlying lease agreements between a tenant and the borrower in a transaction) as well as potential weaknesses in credit support documents such as guarantees and equity commitment letters
• Presenting to senior risk management, regulators and internal audit credit related legal risks and findings Experience
• 8 - 9 years of experience in corporate, banking and/or capital markets experience at a major law firm and/or a large financial institution
• Familiarity with structured finance and secured lending transactions
• Commercially driven and strong desire to work on a business team
• Excellent verbal and written skills and ability to communicate with senior management and clients
• Ability to build effective working relationships, including across functions, and interact comfortably
• Proven leadership ability to manage and deliver on multiple projects under time pressure

FRM is committed to creating and providing opportunities that enable our workforce to reflect diverse backgrounds and views.

This role is hybrid and currently requires in-office attendance of 3 days/week. The in-office requirement is subject to change at any time.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the base of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by the law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $205,000 year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).