Legal Counsel Funds

Company Description Fund services | Corporate | Capital markets | Private client | Regulatory & Compliance We help clients succeed by unlocking new value through expertise, trust and scale.
We deliver solutions that solve complex challenges faced by asset managers, financial institutions, corporates, high net-worth individuals and family offices.
With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, faster.
We collaborate to win together, sharing successes and shaping the future of our global business.
Our culture of support and recognition provides the tools and opportunities for you to grow, while unlocking the most value for our clients and making your mark with Ocorian.
Expertise:
We deliver specialist, tech-enabled solutions for our clients grounded on deep industry expertise.
Trust:
We're a trusted partner to over 8,000 clients globally.
We are proud to have long-lasting partnerships with our clients.
Scale:
With more than 1,500 colleagues, we operate across 20+ countries, our scale enables us to support our clients globally and locally, providing a seamless client experience across borders and service lines.
Please note this role can be filled in Jersey, Luxembourg, Dublin or Belfast Main Responsibilities As a member of the global legal function, this role will involve taking responsibility for certain legal matters of the Ocorian Group.
It will involve the provision of expert legal advice to the Global Funds Service Line, whilst mitigating and managing legal risks.
It will also involve supporting Group Legal with work overflow across all Service Lines and jurisdictions.
Manage legal matters for the Funds Service Line from start to finish which may include:
taking instructions, determining the appropriate course of action, managing timelines and stakeholder expectations, reviewing and drafting legal documents, negotiating agreements with third parties (suppliers and clients), managing input from internal client teams, seeking sign-off from the relevant parties, dealing with execution or providing a final legal opinion as appropriate.
Draft, work on and negotiate client and non-client facing agreements and ancillary documentation (including, but not limited to, fund administration agreements, fund management agreements, depositary agreements, bank account mandates and terms and conditions, regulatory reporting agreements, NDAs, intragroup and outsourcing agreements, third party vendor agreements etc.).
Respond to legal queries from Service Lines and Support Functions, internal committees, client integration/client services teams, senior management and Group boards, all concerning fund documentation, client engagement agreements, vendor agreements, inter-group agreements, applicable law and regulation.
Advise the Funds Service Line on day-to-day legal and regulatory matters across all jurisdictions and assist with managing legal risk, and managing / coordinating with external legal counsel (where required).
Develop and sustain a broad technical legal knowledge across the Funds Service Line to ensure internal clients are provided with practical legal advice.
Assist Group Legal with legal advisory related to clients, suppliers and group entities (structure, agreements, enforcement), data protection matters, high-level support in integration, litigation matters, tax and regulatory matters.
Assist with, and if necessary manage, projects and new business initiatives.
Coordinate the ongoing maintenance and development a repository of legal precedents in response to legal, regulatory, operational and market developments.
Monitor and interpret legal events and developments to identify potential impacts to Ocorian and actively sharing knowledge.
Ensure that potentially litigious matters are reported internally in a timely manner.
Provide legal training to internal parties as required.
Establish and maintain good working relationships with all key stakeholders and external counsel.
Fulfil annual CPD requirements.
• LI-SM1 Qualifications Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with 5-10 years PQE.
In-depth knowledge of corporate, investment fund and financial services law.
Experience in providing commercial legal advice.
Ability to draft, review, and interpret complex arrangements and/or documents to minimize risks and maximise legal rights.
Extensive technical knowledge with a comprehensive understanding of local legislation, regulation and relevant codes of practice.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
Competencies Very strong technical skills in relevant area.
Inspirational and motivational leader.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues at all levels.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Clear focus on quality and accuracy.
A proactive and solution driven attitude to managing problems.
Ability to work using own initiative and make decisions within strict corporate policies and procedures.
Strong time management, organisational and IT skills.
Sound judgement.
Commercial awareness.
Additional Information All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.
These are:
We are CLIENT CENTRIC - Clients are at the centre of our world, and we're committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
We are AMBITIOUS - We aim high.
We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
We are AGILE - We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients.
Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
We are COLLABORATIVE - With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster.
We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
We are ETHICAL - We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.
Equal Opportunities for Everyone Please let us know if there's anything we can do to make the process easier for you.
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We're an equal opportunity employer.
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.
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