Closing Date: 17th October, 2025

Description:

The Role at a Glance
In this position you will provide leadership, direction, and subject matter expertise on complex projects and initiatives with respect to A Fortune 250 American Holding Company funds and advisory businesses. You will serve as a subject matter expert and provide highly specialized legal counsel to Senior Management for A Fortune 250 American Holding Company SEC-registered investment adviser that is responsible for providing investment management services to proprietary funds and separate accounts. You will also provide legal support, legal project management and guidance regarding the proprietary funds, including advice regarding fund operations and fund board matters. Familiarity with the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, and related regulations and SEC positions is preferrable.

What You'll Be Doing:

Leading the negotiations of service agreements, advisory agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, vendor contracts for services supporting the advisor and the mutual fund complex.
Drafting, negotiating, and interpreting participation agreements, shareholder servicing agreements and distribution-related contracts, including those with broker-dealers, retirement plan administrators and other intermediaries.
Drafting, negotiating and interpreting exemptive orders and no-action letters; and futures agreements, trading services agreements and other agreements related to portfolio securities and trading matters.
Collaborating with peers and leadership across the Business Units and Departments to champion and drive change management and process improvements.
Providing legal advice on the ongoing operation of A Fortune 250 American Holding Company proprietary mutual funds and the advisory and administrative services LFG affiliates provide to the funds.
Providing legal advice on fund registration statements, annual and other regulatory reports, filings and certifications.
Providing legal advice on fund board matters and materials, including procedural and other requirements for board meetings and adviser board meeting materials.
Counseling business leaders and clients as necessary on fund and adviser policies and procedures and provides other legal support on fund and adviser compliance matters.
Providing legal advice regarding strategic initiatives of Funds Management and related business lines/products; and regarding new fund development and compliance.
Advising fund complex and adviser or on new laws, changes/developments in the laws and other industry developments (legislative, regulatory, case law) and assist Funds Management Legal and Compliance group, and A Fortune 250 American Holding Company, with key regulatory compliance.
Assisting in all regulatory examinations of fund complex and adviser and providing related support for other A Fortune 250 American Holding Company regulatory examinations.
Directing outside counsel on various legal matters as appropriate.

What We're Looking For:

4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) (Minimum Required)
Graduate degree or equivalent work experience (6 years of experience in lieu of Graduate) in J.D. from an American Bar Association approved school and a member of a state Bar in good standing is required. (Minimum Required)
10+ Years business law experience with 6+ years of experience counseling investment companies and SEC-registered investment advisers. (Required)