Legal Counsel, Data Licensing - Larson Maddox
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Permanent
- Competitive salary
Job Description:
Our client is a specialist investment management firm with a strong focus on alternative credit strategies. As the business continues to scale, the company is looking to hire a commercially minded Legal Counsel to take ownership of market data licensing and related commercial matters across the platform.
This is a high-impact role offering close interaction with investment, data, technology, and compliance teams in a fast-moving hedge fund environment.
The Role
The successful candidate will act as the primary legal contact for all exchange and non-exchange market data matters, supporting the business on the sourcing, use, and governance of data critical to investment and research activities.
*Key responsibilities include: *Advising on and negotiating exchange market data licences, including permitted use, display vs non-display, and internal distribution.
*Supporting licensing of non-exchange and third-party data, including reference data, indices, benchmarks, and alternative data sets.
*Advising front office, research, and quantitative teams on data usage, restrictions, and compliance with licence terms.
*Partnering with procurement and market data teams on vendor negotiations, renewals, and cost-control initiatives.
*Supporting internal controls, audits, and governance relating to market data usage.
*Working closely with Compliance and Risk on regulatory considerations connected to data use.
*Providing pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice in a lean, in-house hedge fund environment.
About You
Our client is seeking a lawyer who combines strong technical market data expertise with the confidence to operate directly with senior stakeholders.
*Required Qualifications *UK qualification as a solicitor (or equivalent common law qualification).
*Approximately 4-12 years’ PQE.
*In-house experience at a hedge fund, asset manager, bank, or market infrastructure provider, or relevant prior experience from private practice.
*Demonstrable experience advising on: *Exchange market data licensing
*Non-exchange / third-party data agreements
*A strong understanding of how market data is used by: *Investment teams
*Research and analytics functions
*The ability to translate legal risk into commercial, operational advice.
*A hands-on, pragmatic mindset suited to a growing investment platform.
This is a high-impact role offering close interaction with investment, data, technology, and compliance teams in a fast-moving hedge fund environment.
The Role
The successful candidate will act as the primary legal contact for all exchange and non-exchange market data matters, supporting the business on the sourcing, use, and governance of data critical to investment and research activities.
*Key responsibilities include: *Advising on and negotiating exchange market data licences, including permitted use, display vs non-display, and internal distribution.
*Supporting licensing of non-exchange and third-party data, including reference data, indices, benchmarks, and alternative data sets.
*Advising front office, research, and quantitative teams on data usage, restrictions, and compliance with licence terms.
*Partnering with procurement and market data teams on vendor negotiations, renewals, and cost-control initiatives.
*Supporting internal controls, audits, and governance relating to market data usage.
*Working closely with Compliance and Risk on regulatory considerations connected to data use.
*Providing pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice in a lean, in-house hedge fund environment.
About You
Our client is seeking a lawyer who combines strong technical market data expertise with the confidence to operate directly with senior stakeholders.
*Required Qualifications *UK qualification as a solicitor (or equivalent common law qualification).
*Approximately 4-12 years’ PQE.
*In-house experience at a hedge fund, asset manager, bank, or market infrastructure provider, or relevant prior experience from private practice.
*Demonstrable experience advising on: *Exchange market data licensing
*Non-exchange / third-party data agreements
*A strong understanding of how market data is used by: *Investment teams
*Research and analytics functions
*The ability to translate legal risk into commercial, operational advice.
*A hands-on, pragmatic mindset suited to a growing investment platform.
Job number 3549158
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