Legal Advisor

Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.

Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

The function is subject to the compliance rules established and regulated by the AMF (Autorité de Marchés Financiers). You are required to familiarize yourself with and comply with the rules of compliance on the financial markets as well as to complete any training required in order to comply with the legal compliance requirements as required by AMF and Stifel.

• Lead, guide, negotiate and draft transactional legal activities (in the UK) and Europe, to ensure that transactions, policies and procedures are conducted in accordance with all relevant government laws and policies and support long-term business objectives
• Become a trusted advisor to Stifel Europe's senior shareholders.  Build strong relationships and work with senior management to help them achieve their strategic goals.
• Provide business insight to the business, including strategy, business processes, procedures, new initiatives and products, and other areas of legal impact.
• Ensure close communication and collaboration with the General Counsel and the legal team in the United States. Work closely and proactively communicate with other legal professionals in the organization to ensure a coordinated and common approach to legal risk management.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with external counsel and other internal shareholders.
• Proactively advise the company, including on strategy, identification and management of legal issues.
• Ensuring that the legal and regulatory framework within which Stifel Europe operates remains appropriate to the size and nature of the business.
• Monitor changes in legislation, regulations and market practices. Advise senior management on how best to adapt to the new legislation. Provide support to regulators as needed.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure the team achieves the highest level of performance.

• Experienced leader with a proven track record of operating in a regulated and large environment.
• Working closely with the company.
• Work independently while collaborating with other team members.
• Analysis of situations and strong judgement skills.
• Fast delivery of results.
• Good presentation and communication.

• Be a qualified lawyer with a good understanding of capital markets transactions on a European scale and the broader investment banking activities in which Stifel Europe engages.
• Have high-level experience in either a senior position within the company, a reputable law firm, or both.

At its core, the Stifel story is a journey of growth and optimism for the future. In our more than 125-year history, Stifel has evolved from a St. Louis-based brokerage house and is now a full-service investment bank, offering securities brokerage, trading, research, underwriting and corporate advisory services globally.  Our expertise spans sectors and products in both public and private markets. We are driven by relationships, not transactions, and are committed to earning long-term trust from our clients.

Our investment banking division provides a broad range of industry-leading services to its clients, including merger and acquisition advisory services, debt and equity financings, balance sheet restructuring, and mutual thrift & insurance company conversions.  The combination of a full-service product offering and more than 600 bankers’ deep domain and product expertise allows us to provide solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients.

Stifel’s success is rooted in the power of our people and platform. We provide our employees an entrepreneurial environment that rewards collaboration and hard work.  We are looking to engage with and hire talented candidates from all backgrounds – specifically, those who have the desire to expand their skills and realize ambitious goals. We are committed to a workplace that reflects the clients we serve and the communities where we live and work.