This is what we offer you

Gross monthly salary between EUR 4,516 and EUR 6,449 (scale 09) for a 36 hour week
Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
10% Employee Benefit Budget
EUR 1,400 development budget per year
Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

Within Rabobank’s Legal we manage legal risks and safeguard the reputation of the Rabobank by providing high quality legal support and solutions.

As (Medior) Legal Counsel in Legal FMPR you will provide legal support on a wide range of financial markets products and infrastructure. You will work on financial markets documentation and transactions (such as derivatives and securities financing), business projects (such as product innovations) and regulations (such as EMIR, MiFID, BRRD, Benchmark Regulation).

By sharing your expertise, cooperating with and being coached/coaching colleagues and further improving the way of working, you will reinforce the team and the businesses it supports. Partnering with the business comes naturally and you understand their needs, aligning these with first line and second line requirements and keeping the bank and customer interest top of mind. You are proactive, flexible, think out-of-the-box, have a collaborative mindset and provide high quality legal advice.

You and your job

You will work in Legal FMPR, where you can learn from others and actively share knowledge;
You will work together with 13 direct colleagues in Utrecht, as well as with international colleagues as one seamless team;
You will join an international, dynamic, social and enthusiastic team;
Challenging and varied work, where no day is ever the same;
Close collaboration with the internal stakeholders that Legal FMPR supports;
The possibility to explore your own interests and development areas, and grow your skills even more;
A great work-life balance, where you will work 36 hours per week and spend an extra 4 hours per week with family and friends;
A hybrid way of working in terms of location, with balanced home and office working days.

Focus on this position

Your primary focus is expected to be to deliver transaction and documentation support in derivatives, combined with some regulatory work.

You and your talent

For this position we are looking for a (Medior) Legal Counsel with the following qualifications:

A Master of Laws, Dutch or English law qualified, preferably with a focus on financial law (or a previous position where you have actively used this in a role);
Around 2 to 6 years’ work experience, with preferably some experience within a financial markets practice, including derivatives and related regulation;
Note that deviations from number of years of experience, i.e. more than 6 years or less than 2 years, may be considered as well;
Strong English language skills.

To be successful in this position, you bring the following personality skills with you:

Customer-oriented and able to relate to and communicate with clients from different organisations;
Organizational sensitivity and decisiveness;
Collaborative mindset and able to coach others as well;
Complex problem solving skills;
Proactiveness and able to take ownership;
Out-of-the-box thinking and curiosity.

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of difference. Bringing together people’s differences is what makes us an even better bank. So we are curious about what you can bring to our Legal FMPR team.

Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Working together is how we learn from each other and enhance each other’s (professional) development. We bundle our powers and contribute – based on our own expertise – to the strategy of the bank. The FMPR team currently consists of 12 lawyers and a legal assistant, each with their unique background and offering.

You and your job application process

Please apply by email with your resume and brief cover letter by Tuesday 3 June 2025.

Good to know:

Sophie Duvillier, Teamlead FMPR team would be happy to answer any specific questions regarding details of the position and Sophie can be contacted via email Sophie.duvillier@rabobank.nl
Sanne Courant, Corporate Recruiter would be happy to answer any questions about the application procedure and can be contacted via email sanne.courant@rabobank.nl;
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