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Senior Legal Counsel

City of London, London

Senior Legal Counsel

  1. Permanent
Negotiable
BBBH192796

City of London, London

The details

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

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