Assistant General Counsel

A major global inter-dealer brokerage firm with its Americas operations headquartered in New York City is seeking an in-house attorney with 2-5 years' employment and general commercial litigation experience. Duties include active direct involvement with litigations and arbitrations, usually without the use of outside counsel, assisting H/R in addressing employee issues, helping internal investigations, managing law and college student interns and related projects. The attorney will report directly to the Chief legal Officer and enjoy significant hands-on experience. Compensation in the range of $100-125,000 depending on experience and accomplishments. Excellent benefits and flexible time off. About Tradition AmericaTradition America is the Americas inter-dealer brokering arm of Compagnie Financière Tradition and one of the world's largest inter-dealer brokers in over-the-counter financial and commodity related products. Represented in over 30 countries, Compagnie Financière Tradition S.A. is listed on the Swiss stock exchange. Tradition brokers some of the largest transactions in the world between and amongst the largest global financial institutions. Tradition traces its roots to the late 1800’s and is one of the oldest broker/dealers in the United States. The Tradition Group provides broking/intermediation services for the full range of financial products (money market products, bonds, interest rate, currency and credit derivatives, equities, equity derivatives, interest rate futures and index futures) and commodity-related products (energy and environmental products, and precious metals).