ED, Fixed Income and Securitization Attorney

In-House Legal Coverage PositionMorgan Stanley is seeking an in-house attorney to support senior legal coverage to the securitization and secured lending businesses within its Fixed Income Division's securitized products group (SPG) and its Securitized Capital Markets Group (SPCM). Coverage would be both for SPG and SPCM's new issue securitization businesses and related secondary sales and trading activities. This coverage spans SPG's securitized asset classes (e.g., CLOs, CMBS, RMBS and ABS), underwriting activity for third party issuers, as well as through the Morgan Stanley shelf, and maintenance of the Morgan Stanley shelf registration statement.Responsibilities will include:Advising on securitization transactions across SPG's asset classes, working closely with outside counsel and internal legal and compliance professionalsAnalyzing and providing legal advice to a cross-functional team of bankers, underwriting teams and syndicate members, in addition to operations, accounting and other support areas, including among other things, risk retention and execution issuesProviding advice to sales and trading professionals regarding secondary market SPG trading issues, such as public/private information matters and the whole loan trading of residential mortgagesAdvising the business on legal matters relating to governance, compliance with relevant securities and banking laws and regulations, and operations, such as Firm policies and procedures, products and services and disclosures related to individual deals and ongoing initiativesAdvising on a variety of cross-divisional initiatives, primarily involving Wealth and Investment ManagementQualifications:6-8 years of experience as a practicing attorney in securitizations (registered, 144A/Reg S and private) or structured finance, with a strong understanding of applicable securities laws.Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects; ability to think strategically and analyze and evaluate potential risks and mitigation alternatives from a legal, regulatory and franchise perspective.Experience with banking and securities regulations, including familiarity with Reg AB II and US and European risk retention regulations as well as familiarity with applicable Basel capital rulesSalary and level will be competitive and level scaled to experience