Senior Legal Counsel, Investment Management
We are seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our team in Dublin.
This is a unique opportunity for lawyers with 5-10 years of PQE (investment management experience) from a leading law firm or another in-house team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Reviewing, drafting and negotiating fund documentation, including offering memoranda, limited partnership agreements, subscription agreements, and side letters.
* Ongoing review of fund documentation and liaison with appointed fund counsel on legal matters, including amendments to funds, updates to meet regulatory changes and corporate actions.
* Ensuring fund structures comply with relevant securities laws, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., SEC, AIFMD).
* Advising on investor negotiations, assisting in the marketing and fundraising process, and addressing ongoing investor-related matters.
* Conducting legal due diligence for fund structures, investment agreements, and investor relations.
* Providing ongoing legal advice regarding fund governance, regulatory filings, marketing, and operation considerations.
* Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating fund and delegate agreements, including management, investment advisory, administration, and depositary agreements.
* Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating distribution agreements with distributors appointed to distribute our fund products in Europe and globally.
* Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating all other legal agreements, e.g., IT agreements, licensing agreements, data protection agreements, consultancy agreements, intro-group agreements, supplier agreements, employment agreements, and NDAs.
* Providing legal support to the business with cross-border fund promotion activities, i.e., marketing of investment funds and the distribution of fund products and services globally.
* Working with the appointed Company Secretary and Group General Counsel on company secretarial matters, including shareholder meetings, board minutes, board meeting/pack preparation, liaison with report providers, board members, and shareholders.
* Keeping up-to-date with respect to regulatory changes and advising the business accordingly.
Your Expertise:
* Experience in advising private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, or other alternative asset managers on fund formation and compliance.
* Subject matter expert in Private Equity and Private Markets with a strong understanding of the investment management industry.
* Able to manage multiple clients and projects simultaneously.
* Experienced with cross-border fund formation with excellent technical knowledge of the relevant legal and regulatory landscape, including Central Bank of Ireland and CSSF requirements.
* Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Commercially-minded with an adaptive nature.