Description:

Your Opportunity:
As Managing Counsel, you will be responsible for providing legal advice and broader counsel on complex, strategic, firm-wide issues. You will lead the legal workstream on projects across the wider legal team in the U.K., Hong Kong and the U.S. and serve as an escalation point within the legal department. You may serve as an advisory member on one or more functional committees. You will have a deep commercial understanding and an ability to balance commercial interest against legal risk. As a Managing Counsel, you will be an ambassador for the team and promote the work we do. You will be responsible for supervising and providing guidance to junior lawyers and paralegals.

You Will:

Provide legal advice to the firm and help to ensure that the firm operates in accordance within an acceptable level of legal risk.
Act as day-to-day legal support for business partners across a broad range of business areas, in conjunction with external counsel where relevant and with escalation to others in the team as required.
Advise on matters related to various legal documents, which may include investment management agreements, primary offering memorandum, distribution related agreements as well as other asset management related agreements with clients and service providers.
Oversight of all global Investment, Trading and derivative legal matters, supporting the investment and trading teams, including advising on and negotiating investment related documentation.
Oversight of US intermediary and institutional distribution legal matters, supporting the distribution and sales teams and advising on distribution agreements.
Legal support for investment and distribution matters, and class action matters, presented to boards, such as mutual funds, ETFs, and hedge funds, and coordinating board discussion with business partners.
Provide support to Product Development, advising on various legal matters and risk and controls.
Assist with regulatory change projects, business change projects and investment product and distribution initiatives.
Provides guidance and direction and supervises the work activities of more junior lawyers or paralegals.
Carry out additional duties as assigned.

What to expect when you join our firm

Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
Generous Holiday policies
Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
All-inclusive approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app
Discounted membership to ClassPass and other health and well-being benefits
Unique employee events and programs including a 14er challenge
Complimentary beverages, snacks and all employee Happy Hours

Must have skills

Extensive experience in a similar role or in financial services preferably gained in-house
Minimum of 10 years in house or law firm is preferable
Advanced analytical and research skills
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Experience managing and developing a team

Supervisory Responsibilities:
Yes