Senior Legal Counsel

371 FIL Investment Services Germany; Kronberg im Taunus; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading investment services company seeks a senior lawyer for its ISS Legal & Compliance team. The role involves drafting fund distribution agreements and providing legal advice across European offices. Experience in investment management is preferred, along with strong bilingual legal skills in English and German.

Leistungen

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible work arrangements

Wellbeing and development support

Qualifikationen

• Significant experience in-house or in a reputable law firm.
• Very good English language skills essential.
• Technical knowledge of UK/European mutual fund products.

Aufgaben

• Provide advice to senior business leaders.
• Draft and negotiate agreements independently.

Kenntnisse

Commercial awareness

Drafting skills

Negotiation skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Ausbildung

German law qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Reports To Head of Wholesale and Institutional Legal

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our ISS Legal & Compliance team and feel like you’re part of something bigger.

About your team :

The Investment Solutions and Services Business focuses on our core investment activities and expertise as well as our offers to professional clients and financial institutions. The ISS Legal and Compliance Team is supporting the business by providing practical advice and assistance on all relevant legal and regulatory matters as well as conduct rules.

Our team reviews and negotiates many different types of contracts and documents needed for our business activities.

These may include, for example, a multi-territorial distribution agreement with a bank that wants to make our funds available to their clients, an Investment Management Agreement with a pension fund that wants to appoint us as asset manager or an agreement with a broker or custodian for our investment activities. We also support projects and strategic initiatives such as Fusion, Sustainable Finance or Private Asset Classes. Last but not least we help the business in case we ever have a dispute with a client.

About your role :

A senior lawyer supporting the distribution and institutional business. The position requires experience in drafting and negotiating fund distribution related agreements with appreciation of the regulatory environment. The successful person will be required to provide pro-active support to other members of the team as well as directly to the relevant business areas and colleagues in various European countries, in particular Germany.

Key Responsibilities include :

• Provide advice to senior business leader.
• Independently draft and negotiate agreements.

Fidelity’s lawyers are expected to be business-facing and customer–focused, while protecting the company against potential financial and reputational risks. The person will need to be able to cope with a varying work schedule, to work well within a team, and to be flexible when it comes to working to tight deadlines. The person will need to be confident dealing with people, have a flexible and commercial attitude, and excellent organisational skills.

About you :

• German qualified, commercially thinking lawyer with significant experience, either in-house or in a reputable law firm.
• Very good demonstrable English language skills are essential.
• Technical knowledge of UK / European mutual fund products.
• Solid knowledge of corporate and general commercial law.
• Good drafting (in English and German language) and other legal skills.
• Ability to work and manage projects under minimum supervision.
• Positive, pro-active attitude suited to being a team member within a dynamic business environment
• Ideally experience in Investment Management agreements.

Feel rewarded :

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team.