Wealth Management Contracts Attorney - Alpharetta, GA, United States - Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Alpharetta, GA, United States

4 hours ago

Full time

Description

Morgan Stanley is seeking an attorney to provide advice and counsel on a wide range of business-to-business commercial matters for its industry-leading share plan administration business
This position will report directly to the Managing Director responsible for overall legal oversight of Morgan Stanley at Work

Responsibilities:
Specific areas of responsibility include, among others:

Work with cross-functional teams to review, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including technology, financial reporting, brokerage, licensing, consulting, confidentiality, and other financial services business agreements

Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Legal and Compliance Division and Risk Department responsible for Morgan Stanley's broker-dealer and bank entities to ensure that all necessary support, issue spotting, and advice and counsel are made available to the share plan business

Provide practical legal counsel and develop and present creative solutions to internal business issues by assessing potential risks, benefits, and consequences of decisions, with the goal of supporting the achievement of business objectives while effectively managing legal and practical business considerations

Efficiently manage a large volume and variety of agreements with competing deadlines and priorities, from simple amendments to complex agreements

Interface directly with various internal business units, including Technology, Information Security, Product, Operations, Sales and Service, and Finance

Represent the share plan business in negotiations and escalations with legal and non-legal representatives from a variety of private and public companies

Review marketing, communications, and educational materials

Requirements:

Undergraduate degree from a 4year institution
J.D

from a highly respected law school, with superior academic credentials

Member in good standing of a state bar
At least seven years of legal experience, including prior experience with a topranked law firm in a corporate practice group involving contract negotiation and drafting
Highly developed written and oral communication skills, with special emphasis on excellent drafting, negotiation skills, and attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills to foster teamwork, influence decisionmaking, and maintain effective working relationships with internal colleagues and external clients
Ability to identify issues and suggest enhancements to form agreements, policies, procedures, and processes
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Preferred:

Representation of or inhouse experience with a financial services company or SAAS technology offerings
Experience with legal issues associated with hosted platforms and B2B business products and services
Working knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn, public company reporting, financial accounting concepts, tax concepts, equity compensation administration, and retail/online brokerage
Prior project leadership experience

Following first 6 months of in office employment in good standing, role will require in office attendance 3 days/week

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)

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $110,000.00 and $190,000.00 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

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