Legal Graduate

Develop commercial and corporate legal expertise through a graduate programme, supporting legal risk management, contracts, governance, and M&A activities within a global financial services firm.

Overview of Marex

Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

Department description

The role of the Legal team is: 

• to manage legal risks across the Marex Group 

• to support the Marex Group’s global business activities (working closely with all Marex colleagues).  The Legal Graduate will be supporting the global legal team

Role Summary

Assisting the Head of Commercial & M&A Legal, Head of Corporate Legal and Head of Solutions and Capital Markets Legal with managing legal risk arising from Marex Group’s global business.  Advising on all aspects of legal work associated with the Marex Group’s global business.

Graduate Programme Summary

Begin with our immersive two-week bootcamp, where you’ll gain insight into the complexities of financial services, understand Marex’s purpose, and explore our strategic priorities. After the bootcamp, you’ll join your team and continue learning through structured in-role training while building meaningful connections across the organisation.

Throughout the programme, you’ll benefit from tailored development interventions that fast-track your understanding of Marex and the industry. Engage in interactive workshops focused on behavioural and cognitive skills, technical expertise, and business awareness – all designed to support your professional growth and set you up for long-term success.

You'll attend informal insight events and a lunch and learn series hosted by senior Marex Leaders. Gain exposure, ask questions, and get real insights into the business from influential figures.

From day one, connect with a cohort of fellow graduates. Attend training and events together, creating bonds with those sharing your journey. Join Marex, where your passions align with purpose, and your strengths converge with our values.

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.

* To be eligible for the 2026 graduate programme, you must have graduated in 2025 or be due to graduate in 2026.

Overall Responsibilities 

Legal team responsibilities for the Legal Graduate will include (but not be limited to) the following: 

• Draft, negotiate and advise on third-party agreements and communications across the Marex Group

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on a variety of topics including contracts negotiations, business queries and business updates

• Assist with the review of legal, corporate and regulatory developments affecting the Marex Group and collaborate with internal teams as needed with regard to their implementation

• Update and maintain appropriate records for the legal team

• Arrange the execution of various documents with authorised signatories

• Review contractual rights in the context of day-today operations

• Proactively learn about and develop internal documentation systems

• Complete due diligence on acquisition targets

• Draft comprehensive due diligence reports

• Support and input into pre-completion and post-completion acquisition integration activities

• Assisting the global Legal department with other routine and urgent or ad hoc matters from time to time. 

General standard responsibilities for the Legal Graduate will include the following: 

• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA

• Adhering to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with

• Demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values

• At all times complying with the FCA’s Code of Conduct

• Ensuring that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility

• Reporting any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required

• Escalating risk events immediately

• Providing input to risk management processes, as required

The Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time 

Competencies 

• A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment 

• Demonstrates curiosity 

• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment 

• Great attention to detail  

• Strong task management and completion  

• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness  

• Ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility  

• Report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required  

• Adaptable and self-motivated  

• Ability to communicate with peers and with senior management effectively and with confidence  

• Capability and appetite to learn and understand the Group’s business

Skills and Experience 

• Requires a good understanding of company corporate governance and the role of the company secretarial function within an organisation

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Experience/knowledge of working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company: 

• Respect - Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly. 

• Integrity - Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do – our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves. 

• Collaborative - We work in teams - open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do. 

• Developing our People - Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to “grow our own” and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers. 

• Adaptable and Nimble - Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client’s various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction. 

Conduct Rules 

You must: 

• Act with integrity 

• Act with due skill, care and diligence 

• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators 

• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly 

• Observe proper standard of market conduct 

• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers 

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.