VP Legal Counsel - Leading Asset Manager
- Employer
- Taylor Root
- Location
- England, London, City of London
- Salary
- Up to £120000 per annum
- Closing date
- 21 Jun 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Experience Level
- Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Funds, Fund Asset Management
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
A leading global invsetment management company is seeking an experienced funds lawyer to join their institutional legal team. This isn't a typical institutional role - there is a unique opportunity to support one of the most high profile and growing teams within the business.
You will be a magic circle or silver circle trained lawyer, have around 7 years PQE and have ideally had some in-house experience at an asset manager. This is a technically demanding role. Technical expertise and/or familiarity with UCITS and AIF distribution and retail and wealth intermediary platforms would be helpful, although candidates with other applicable expertise and experience will be considered.
You will enjoy flexibilty in your work with the ability to work from home when required, work with an established and top tier legal team and gain exposure to a wide variety of funds working for the biggest name in the game.
Your key responibilities will be to:
- Identify, address and manage legal and regulatory risk issues arising within the client businesses across the EMEA region.
- Negotiate legally complex advisory, asset allocation services, investment management and transition management agreements.
- Provide legal support and advice on certain commercial legal and regulatory areas, including MiFID analysis, outsourcing arrangements and fund distribution.
- Commission external legal advice where appropriate (e.g. specialist or overseas advice) on areas of law that impact client business and specific business lines driven work, ensuring quality advice is delivered.
- Liaise directly with members of Legal & Compliance across the globe and stakeholders within the firm, as well as external lawyers and consultants acting on behalf of clients.
- Advise on new law, regulation and policy changes and how BlackRock's businesses, processes and documentation can best take account of this
If you are interested in hearing more about the role please apply or get in touch at isabellecampbell@taylorroot.com
Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
Company
Established in the 1980s, Taylor Root is now widely recognised as being one of the world’s leading legal recruiters. Operating out of offices in the UK, Dubai, Asia and Australia, we are ideally placed to assist law firms, banks and companies with their legal recruitment on an international basis. Taylor Root has a strong track record in the recruitment of: Heads of legal and legal advisers; Law firm associates and partners; Contract/locum lawyers; Paralegals; Company secretaries and Compliance professionals.
We regularly recruit for positions in all of the following regions: Western and Eastern Europe; The Middle East; Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, mainland China and Bangkok; Australia and New Zealand, across The Caribbean and Offshore locations. .
In areas such as Project Finance, Derivatives or Capital Markets, where an international search is appropriate, our offices aim to provide truly global coverage and deliver a comprehensive candidate shortlist.
Through hard work, a professional and ethical approach, and not being afraid to be objective, Taylor Root continues to foster excellent, long-term candidate and client relationships throughout all of its offices.
Taylor Root is a member of The SR Group. The SR Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to raising standards in the business environments that we serve. The sectors we cover include tax, legal, human resources, marketing, professional support and executive search, dealing with a substantial number of the world's leading professional partnerships, multi-national corporations and international banking groups as well as small to medium sized developing organisations.
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