Assistant General Counsel

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Assistant General Counsel

London, Flexible Working

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This employee-owned organisation opened in 1939 and have been a leader within the global asset management business since. With offices in over 35 cities across 25 countries, the company now has over 2,400 employees. Since 2014, every year they have been named one of the best places to work within their field due to the diverse, progressive, and ambitious culture they have built.

You would be joining a collaborative and people-oriented Legal Team who strongly emphasise work-life balance and long-term development. They require a new Legal Counsel with a desire to learn, someone who would like the opportunity to lead as a business advisor and regularly interact with internal stakeholders.

The organisation is seeking a junior lawyer to join their Legal & Compliance team in a newly created role. You will be providing commercial and regulatory support across the EMEALA business.

• Drafting and negotiating agreements including distribution agreements, rebate agreements, side letters, broker terms, and investment management agreements.
• Drafting a wide range of commercial contracts such as vendor contracts, NDAs, and marketing agreements
• Advising on financial services regulations such as MIFID II, EMIR, UCITS, and AIFMD
• Drafting data processing agreements and privacy policies
• Maintaining contract databases and internal procedures
• Assisting the legal team in maintaining and growing its know-how and precedents database
• Liaising with outside counsel as appropriate
• Providing legal support on ad hoc legal matters

• £85,000 flexible
• Discretionary bonus and pension
• Hybrid Working
• Office based in London, Victoria