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# Derivatives Legal Talent at Axiom Talent Platform

- **Company:** Axiom Talent Platform
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2022-03-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://www.axiomlaw.com/careers/lawyers/available-positions/5959908002?gh_jid=5959908002

## Job description

We are currently seeking Derivatives Legal Talent to support Axiom clients on a range of derivatives, trading documentation, structured products, and financial markets matters, with a particular focus on ISDA documentation, OTC derivatives, regulatory requirements, and counterparty negotiation.

Responsibilities:

- Provide practical, commercially focused legal and documentation support on derivatives and financial markets matters, including OTC derivatives, structured products, trading arrangements, hedging transactions, and collateralised trading relationships.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on ISDA documentation, including ISDA Master Agreements, Schedules, Credit Support Annexes, Credit Support Deeds, confirmations, netting arrangements, collateral terms, and related trading documentation.
- Support negotiations with banks, asset managers, hedge funds, corporates, financial institutions, counterparties, and internal stakeholders on derivatives documentation, risk allocation, close-out netting, collateral, margin, and regulatory provisions.
- Partner with legal, trading, credit, risk, compliance, operations, treasury, front office, external counsel, and negotiation teams to support transaction execution, documentation remediation, regulatory change, and risk mitigation.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Qualified lawyer, derivatives documentation specialist, or experienced ISDA negotiator with strong derivatives, financial markets, trading documentation, or structured products experience.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, or advising on ISDA Master Agreements, Schedules, CSAs, CSDs, confirmations, collateral documentation, netting provisions, or related derivatives documentation.
- Experience supporting banks, asset managers, hedge funds, corporates, financial institutions, trading desks, treasury teams, or other market participants on OTC derivatives or financial markets documentation.
- Strong negotiation, drafting, stakeholder management, commercial judgment, and analytical skills, with the ability to deliver pragmatic, business-focused support in fast-paced financial markets environments.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:

This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite or hybrid, depending on client requirements.

Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alternative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.[Diversity](https://www.axiomlaw.com/about-us/diversity)is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

[Learn more about working at Axiom](https://www.axiomlaw.com/careers/lawyers).

Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model, and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster. [Contact us](https://www.axiomlaw.com/contact-us) in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at benefits@axiomlaw.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.

Axiom Global Limited is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 11777468 Registered Office: Challoner House, 3rd Floor, 19-21 Clerkenwell Close, London, UK, EC1R 0AA.

Axiom respects your privacy. For an explanation of the kind of information we collect about you and how it is used, our full privacy notice is available at https://www.axiomlaw.com/privacy-notice.

Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.

By submitting an application, you acknowledge that all information contained therein, and provided at any part of the application process, is correct and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

## #LI-SM1

## About Axiom Talent Platform

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Axiom is a global alternative legal services provider that delivers on-demand legal talent, secondments, and AI-enabled legal services to in-house legal departments.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2000
- **Founders**: Mark Harris, Alec Guettel, and others

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Alternative Legal Services / Law Practice
- Target customers: In-house legal departments of Fortune 100 and mid-market companies (B2B, Enterprise)
- Mission: To provide top-tier legal talent and services with more flexibility and efficiency than traditional law firms, enabling clients to reduce outside counsel spend without sacrificing quality.

## Products & Services
- **On-Demand Legal Talent**: Access to a bench of over 14,000 vetted legal professionals (top 3% of applicants) deployed on a full-time, part-time, or project basis. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
- **Legal Secondments**: Embedding experienced lawyers directly into client teams for specific durations.
- **AI-Enabled Legal Services**: Technology-driven solutions to support ongoing work and complex projects.
- **Practice Area Expertise**: Covers over 60 legal areas including Data Privacy & Cybersecurity, Labor & Employment, Technology & AI, Finance & Capital Markets, Intellectual Property, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, M&A, and Real Estate. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed. Total funding is $28.0M (as per LinkedIn). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiom_law)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $360.0M (as per LinkedIn). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiom_law)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly detailed.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Trusted by 75% of the Fortune 100. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
    - 3,000+ annual engagements. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
    - 96% client satisfaction rating. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
    - 1,255 employees (+5.4% YoY growth). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiom_law)
    - Ranked #1 among Alternative Legal Service Providers in 8 of 9 performance categories by a top global consulting firm. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Talent Quality**: Only the top 3% of applicants are admitted to the Axiom bench, ensuring a highly selective network of experienced lawyers (average 18+ years PQE from Big Law and Fortune 500 companies). [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
- **Cost Efficiency**: Clients achieve up to 50% cost savings compared to leading law firms. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
- **Scale & Reach**: A global network of 14,000+ legal professionals across 4 continents, able to handle high volume and complex needs. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
- **Client Trust**: 91% of clients rate Axiom lawyers as good as or better than top law firm attorneys. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Integration**: Actively developing and deploying AI-enabled legal services to enhance efficiency and value for clients.
- **Geographic Expansion**: Continuing to build its bench and client base across North America, Europe, and Asia.
- **Deepening Expertise**: Expanding capabilities in high-growth legal areas like Technology & AI and Data Privacy & Cybersecurity. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)

## Why Work Here
- **True Flexibility**: Lawyers choose their engagements, schedules, and work style (remote, hybrid, or in-person), offering a work-life balance uncommon in traditional law firms. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
- **High-Impact Work**: Engage with world-class clients (Fortune 100 to startups) on challenging, complex legal matters. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
- **Employee Status**: Legal professionals are W-2 employees, not independent contractors, receiving an annualized salary, benefits (health, retirement, PTO), and access to an Employee Assistance Program. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Over half of leadership roles are held by individuals identifying as women, and the network is more diverse than industry standards. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
- **Career Growth**: Offers variety across 12+ practice areas and personalized guidance to accelerate professional development. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)

## Sources
1. [axiomlaw.com](https://www.axiomlaw.com/)
2. [axiomlaw.com/careers/lawyers](https://www.axiomlaw.com/careers/lawyers)
3. [axiomlaw.com/attorney-jobs](https://www.axiomlaw.com/attorney-jobs)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiom_law)

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