New In-House Role - Funds Lawyer - Top Tier Bank - 7+PQE
- Recruiter
- Eximius Law
- Location
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London
London (Greater)London (Greater)
- Salary
- Competitive day rate
- Posted
- 07 Dec 2018
- Closes
- 07 Jan 2019
- Ref
- MW37566
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Category
- Banking and Financial Services, Legal
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
My client is a top tier global financial services organisation looking to hire a senior funds lawyer on an initial contract basis.
The primary focus of the role will include providing advisory legal support in the following areas:
- establishment of new fund products and maintenance of existing fund products, UCITS and AIF, domiciled throughout the UK and the EU;
- segregated account business including advising on the terms of investment management agreements with clients and associated trading documentation, and amendments to existing client agreements;
- assist in new client on-boarding for funds including analysis and documentation of distributor relationships, and assisting client service teams with day to day queries regarding client investments; and
- providing regulatory advice to the business including potentially the application of new regulation.
A strong candidate should have at least seven years post qualification experience and -
Areas of expertise in a combination (but not necessarily all) of the following areas are desirable:
Areas of expertise in a combination (but not necessarily all) of the following areas are desirable:
- fund formation expertise and a knowledge of fund governance (UCITS and AIFMD in particular)
- affinity with financial services regulation applicable to asset management business (including MiFID 2);
- knowledge and understanding of the marketing rules applying to funds and discretionary management services in general in the EU, under MIFID, UCITS and AIFMD;
To apply for the role please send your CV to ben.julius@eximius.com or call 02076486952 for more information.