VP and Head of Sharia Funds, Doha (5-10PQE)
- Recruiter
- Danos Associates
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
- Salary
- Top Rates Plus 50-100% Bonus Plus Ex-Pat Benefits
- Posted
- 01 Jul 2015
- Closes
- 08 Jul 2015
- Ref
- Q315001J
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Banking/Finance, Structured Products (incl Securitisation), Funds
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Senior Level
Our client is a burgeoning Gulf-headquartered bank with operations across investment banking, asset management, wealth management and corporate banking. They have a three-strong Legal Department and now seek to add to this through the hire of a VP and Head of Sharia Funds Legal. This need not be an experienced Sharia funds lawyer (as training can be provided by the GC but does need to be a UK, Antipodean or South African qualified lawyer with significant funds expertise.
Working closely with the business, you will be in charge of the structuring and legal risk management of a full range of Sharia compliant fund products and associated asset management arrangements, you will also manage a range of central legal matters for the business ranging from treasury agreements to leases and service agreements.
The successful candidate will be a lawyer with 5-10 years' PQE from private practice or a significant bank or asset manager. While you will ideally presently be practicing in the funds law arena, a lawyer with exposure to offshore trust and partnership/SPV structures in a corporate, securitisation or prime brokerage context may also be considered.