My client, a leading Investment Management firm, is seeking an experienced Legal Advisor to join its legal team.
Essential Requirements:
✔ Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales
✔ Experience within financial services, investment management, asset management, or a regulated environment
✔ Strong commercial and corporate legal drafting and negotiation skills
Key Responsibilities:
• Draft, negotiate, and review legal documentation relating to acquisitions and strategic projects, including share purchase agreements, asset sale agreements, loan agreements, security agreements, share option arrangements, and SPV structures.
• Draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of commercial agreements, including investment management agreements, distribution agreements, trading agreements, data-related contracts, supplier agreements, NDAs, and corporate partnership agreements.
• Manage relationships with external legal counsel on litigation and complex legal matters, acting as the key point of contact and coordinating stakeholder communications.
• Provide pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice on risk, liability, and strategic business decisions.
• Identify and mitigate legal risks across the business, including intellectual property, data privacy, cybersecurity, and third-party management.
• Conduct legal research and analysis on complex issues impacting business operations and regulatory obligations.
• Draft and amend agreements relating to UK, Guernsey, and Luxembourg fund structures.
• Review and advise on offering memorandums, prospectuses, regulatory filings, and other legal documentation.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and advise on their potential impact on the business.
• Support the development and delivery of internal legal training and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Assist with policy drafting and review in partnership with compliance teams.
• Maintain legal precedents, guidance notes, and internal knowledge resources.
• Collaborate with business units across the organisation to provide legal support and guidance.
• Support communication and coordination between UK and international legal teams.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly respected investment management business and play a key role in supporting its continued growth and strategic initiatives.
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