Job Description
The Role: Senior Legal Counsel
The Client: Asset Manager
The Location: London (Hybrid)
An exceptional opportunity to join a truly global Asset Manager within their Retail Funds Legal team in London. You will be playing a pivotal role supporting a broad range of retail investment products, utilising your MIFID & UCITS knowledge to ensure the funds perform as desired! This role would be well suited to a Funds Lawyer in PP, an Asset Manager, or a Wealth Management platform.
The Role:
* Providing legal support on the structuring, management and distribution of UK & EU retail funds, including UCITS
* Monitoring and advising on all regulatory developments to ensure the business can respond to any issues
* Drafting and negotiating fund related documents
* Working closely with other teams to ensure governance standards
* Acting as the primary liaison with internal & external stakeholders including regulators
Prior Experience:
* 5+ years PQE England & Wales Qualified Lawyer
* UCITS & MIFID understanding and experience is a must
* Retail Funds and distribution experience is key