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About this role

The Digital Enterprise Legal team within BlackRock is seeking a Transactional Lawyer (Vice President) with 4 to 8 years of experience in commercial contract negotiations. The role will focus on supporting BlackRock’s client technology businesses and will include responsibility for negotiating service agreements for the provision of financial technology tools and services clients on a worldwide basis. Familiarity with fixed income and equities trading infrastructure, including prior experience at trading firms or broker-dealer entities would also be a plus – please highlight relevant experience in your application. This role will also involve executing on projects designed to improve business impact, mitigate legal and regulatory risk, and to enable BlackRock to best serve its clients. The lawyer will work closely with the leadership teams across BlackRock’s client technology businesses to provide both legal and business guidance in support of strategic business development activities, ongoing client relationship management and other key initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, present and advise BlackRock’s functional and management teams on corporate and business law issues.
• Negotiate agreements for the provision of enterprise investment systems and financial risk and wealth management and other analytics tools.
• Support the business development and product development processes by providing key inputs and advice.
• Support broader business requirements, including strategic partnerships and vendor relationships, as applicable.
• Work in a fast-paced and business-oriented environment with business groups throughout BlackRock.

Requirements:

• JD (US) / law degree / PGDL qualification (UK) / other equivalent qualification, with a minimum of four years of experience, preferably at a major law firm (secondment experience a plus) or in-house at a corporate legal department.
• Corporate transactional, contracts negotiation and/or commercial transaction background, preferably with experience in technology, market data and intellectual property related matters, technology outsourcings and related regulatory considerations. Experience in “software as a service” (SaaS) and outsourcing contracts and in direct client-facing negotiations preferred.
• Ability to learn and understand complex technical service offerings and requirements and apply knowledge in negotiation of service contracts.
• Ability to learn business requirements quickly, analyze legal and commercial risks and propose creative, business-oriented solutions.
• Ability to interact directly with internal business managers and subject matter experts to address the needs of a growing global business in a thoughtful and practical manner.
• Ability to effectively support a team of senior lawyers, and to assess, calibrate, communicate and handle evolving priorities in a dynamic and rewarding environment. 

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.