Legal Counsel Sustainable Finance

vor 4 Wochen


Zurich, Schweiz UBS Vollzeit

Switzerland - Zürich
- Legal
- Group Functions

**Job Reference #**
- 268834BR

**City**
- Zürich

**Job Type**
- Full Time

**Your role**
- Do you have experience in advising on legal and regulatory risks in the sustainable finance space? Are you interested in answering new and complex legal questions that cannot be looked up in the codes of law? Would you like to be part of a team contributing to an implementation of regulations which are substantially changing financial market’s landscape? Would you like to help UBS execute its sustainability strategy in line with the ever-evolving regulatory framework?
- We're looking for someone like you to:
- provide expert legal advice and guidance on sustainability-related legal risks to UBS Chief Sustainability Office, UBS Business Divisions and Group Functions (incl. legal analysis of existing and new ESG-focused regulations, drafting and amending client facing contracts and documents, reviewing and signing-off FAQs for internal staff)
- analyze the impact that the new ESG-focused regulations have on our business and clients
- stay up to date with the sustainability-related regulatory developments across Europe
- effectively collaborate with senior colleagues within Group Legal, Business Divisions and Group Function to deliver commercial yet legally compliant solutions
- support our strategic initiatives and projects

**Your team**
- You’ll be working in the Sustainable Finance Legal team, a center of excellence dedicated to ESG. Your primary goal will be to support efforts of UBS Chief Sustainability Office as well as assess legal risks triggered by ESG-oriented activities carried out of various UBS Business Divisions and Group Functions. In addition, your daily work will be driven by newest regulatory developments in the ESG space, such as the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, the Taxonomy Regulation, MiFID II, the UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements, Swiss self-regulations, and various newly emerging corporate reporting standards.

**Your expertise**
- a university degree in law (admittance to the bar and additional relevant education like an LL.M. is an asset)
- at least 4 years of practical experience in international banking or in an international law firm
- solid knowledge of the ESG-related regulatory landscape in the EU, the UK or Switzerland
- fluent in English (other languages are an asset)
- result-oriented and assertive (you don’t shy away from challenging situations)
- team player who is curious to learn, takes initiative and is keen to help others

**About us**
- UBS is the world’s largest and only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.
- With more than 70,000 employees, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

**Join us**
- At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.
- From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

**Disclaimer / Policy Statements**
- UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.



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