Description:
The Opportunity:The individual in this position is primarily responsible for drafting and providing the first level review of financial intermediary agreements and authorized participant agreements related to ACA Group's subsidiary broker-dealers, and other related contracts, as well as providing negotiation support to senior attorneys in the ACA Group Legal Department. This position is a three-month temporary contract role with remote flexibility preferably in the East Coast.
What You'll Do:
- Draft and review financial intermediary and authorized participant agreements and provide recommendations to senior attorneys and operations team
- Assist senior attorneys in negotiating agreements
- Communicate and interact with ACA employees and others regarding contract terms and conditions and other information
- Perform ad-hoc work/special projects as necessary to support ACA on various client and internal initiatives
To qualify for the role, you must have:
- Juris doctor degree required, licensed in at least one jurisdiction
- One to three prior years of relevant legal experience at a law firm, regulatory agency, or in-house setting; experience in a broker-dealer, mutual fund, financial services, investment firm, or regulatory agency strongly required
- Experience drafting and reviewing complex agreements with large, sophisticated counterparties, including major financial institutions and top-tier law firms preferred.
Skills and attributes for success:
- Solid drafting and review skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Demonstrated professional integrity
- Dependable, flexible, and adaptable to new ACA initiatives and changing employee needs
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced, small-team environment
- Ability to work independently, multi-task and prioritize effectively
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues
- Highly motivated and goal oriented; proactive in one's own education and career progression; volunteers for and shows initiative on both internal and external projects and tasks
- Dedicated to upholding ACA's high-quality standards and customer service focus
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Acrobat, and the Internet
Ideally, you'll also have:
Working knowledge of mutual fund and exchange traded fund distribution