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Legal Counsel - Index Products Legal Group

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This role belongs to Bloomberg’s Legal & Compliance Department, which supports our businesses and operations worldwide. The Index Products Legal team works closely with Bloomberg’s Index business to advise on the development, licensing and commercialization of our global family of benchmark and bespoke indices.

We seek an experienced commercial and product counsel with an understanding of financial indices and their related markets. You will provide practical, business‑focused legal advice to shape new index initiatives and commercial strategy, manage legal, regulatory and intellectual property risks, and contribute to continuous improvement of templates, processes and knowledge sharing within the team.

Base pay range $200,000.00/yr - $255,000.00/yr

Location: New York

What’s the role? As a

Legal Counsel within the Index Products Legal Group , you will draft, review and negotiate a broad range of customer and partner agreements, and work closely with Sales, Product, Compliance and other legal teams to provide timely counsel that supports innovation and growth. You will also help identify and mitigate legal, regulatory and IP risks associated with new index products and data usage.

You’ll Need To Have

Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school

Licensed to practice law in New York and in good standing

5+ years of experience with financial indices or commercial licensing transactions, either at a top law firm or in‑house in the financial sector

Experience drafting and negotiating, and advising clients on, challenging and complex licensing transactions

Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain legal issues clearly to business and technology professionals

Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and clients

Ability to work well under pressure and to provide concise and commercially focused advice

We’d Love To See

Experience with financial indices or index licensing

Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of other disciplines, often across regions and time zones

Interest in identifying and using technology to improve efficiency

Strong project management and leadership skills

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