Job Description
Job Description
Legal Counsel - Investment Manager
Position: Permanent, full-time
Level: 2 Year PQE as a rough guide
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Benefits
Location: London, UK
Reporting to: Chief Legal & Compliance Director
Direct Reports: N/A
WFH: 3 Days office-based
The Role
As the legal Counsel will work proactively to provide effective support within a boutique investment firm. In the position, you will be responsible for all legal administration and support the corporate legal work for the business.
Responsibilities
- Assist with drafting and reviewing legal documents such as contracts, memorandums and agreements, liaising with various third parties and senior management
- Work across all departments, ensuring compliance with applicable processes and regulations issued by regulatory bodies and best practices
- Work with the Head of Legal & Compliance to ensure policies and procedures are updated in line with current legislation and best practice
- Drafting Partnership Agreements
- Reorganising the corporate structure with the closing of entities
- Responsibility for Companies Act compliance, including Companies House filings as well as overseeing overseas statutory and regulatory compliance and filings as appropriate
- Maintaining company records including Statutory Books and Registers
- Support the maintenance of Personal Holdings data and files
- Assist team in drafting and submitting regulatory filings
- Assist with answering queries from all departments
Essential Skills & Experience
- UK Qualified Lawyer or similar qualification
- At least 2 years of relevant post-qualification experience as a rough guide
- Previous legal experience in an investment management firm ideally, or experience within a financial service or a law firm
- Knowledge and awareness of laws, regulations, and legal procedures within a small asset management firm
- Demonstrated skills in legal research and document drafting
- Experience working closely with senior management
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Organised and ability to work methodically to tight deadlines
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- High level of discretion, understands the importance of confidential and sensitive information
- Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
- Ability to work in a small team and get involved in a hands-on capacity
Our ambition is simple – to do our best for our people, clients and communities.
We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond - this starts with hiring the best talent without consideration of race, religion, colour, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.