Associate Director, Legal

MUFG Investor Services; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a qualified lawyer to join their dynamic legal team. This role involves providing essential legal advice and documentation support across various core business functions, including fund administration and regulatory compliance. You will manage legal queries, negotiate agreements, and coordinate with external legal counsel, ensuring the business navigates complex legal landscapes effectively. With a commitment to hybrid working, this innovative firm offers a flexible work environment and an attractive compensation package, making it an exciting opportunity for legal professionals looking to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Group Medical Insurance

Group Pension Scheme

Reimbursement of Professional Subscriptions

Paid Holidays

Assistance Towards Gym Memberships

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with experience in legal advisory and regulatory compliance.
• Strong background in drafting legal documents and managing negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and documentation support for core business operations.
• Manage timelines and expectations while liaising with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Legal Advisory

Regulatory Compliance

Document Drafting

Negotiation

Client Liaison

Education

Qualified Lawyer

Post Qualification Experience (3-5 years)

Job description

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MUFG Investor Services is a trusted partner to many of the world’s largest public and private funds, providing asset servicing and operational solutions built for alternatives. With over $1 trillion in client assets under administration, we offer fund administration, banking, payments, fund financing, foreign exchange overlay, corporate and regulatory services, custody, business consulting, and more. Operating from 17 locations worldwide, we help clients mitigate risk, enhance efficiency, and navigate the operational complexities of today’s investment management landscape. As a division of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s largest financial institutions with approximately $3 trillion in assets, we combine deep expertise with the strength and stability of a leading financial institution. To learn more, visit us at www.mufg-investorservices.com.

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MUFG Investor Services is a trusted partner to many of the world’s largest public and private funds, providing asset servicing and operational solutions built for alternatives. With over $1 trillion in client assets under administration, we offer fund administration, banking, payments, fund financing, foreign exchange overlay, corporate and regulatory services, custody, business consulting, and more. Operating from 17 locations worldwide, we help clients mitigate risk, enhance efficiency, and navigate the operational complexities of today’s investment management landscape. As a division of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s largest financial institutions with approximately $3 trillion in assets, we combine deep expertise with the strength and stability of a leading financial institution. To learn more, visit us at www.mufg-investorservices.com.

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Job Description

Reporting to Head of Legal, this role is within the MUFG legal team which requires the provision of legal advice supporting the legal and regulatory needs of our growing global business at MUFG Investor Services.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advisory, regulatory and documentation support to our core businesses of fund administration, registrar and transfer agent, investor AML services, banking, custody, trustee, regulatory reporting, registered office and corporate secretary businesses (“Core Business”).
• Provide legal advice and documentation support in relation to the Core Business which may include managing timelines and expectations, reviewing and drafting legal documents, negotiating agreements, liaising with internal stakeholders on issues to ensure risks are understood, seeking sign-off from relevant parties, dealing with execution and/or providing a final legal opinion as appropriate.
• Documentation may include (i) service agreements for MUFG, including but not limited to administration agreements, middle office and BPO agreements, FATCA agreements, regulatory reporting agreements, declarations of trust, bank account mandates and terms and conditions, NDAs; (ii) intragroup and outsourcing agreements; and (iii) vendor agreements.
• Respond to legal queries from operational departments, internal control/support groups, client integration/client services teams, senior management and entity boards,.
• Advise the business on day-to-day legal and regulatory matters across all key jurisdictions.
• Manage/coordinate with external legal counsel, where required, to advise senior management and to generally support all business functions.
• Support, and if necessary, manage projects and new business initiatives.
• Coordinate the ongoing maintenance and creation of precedents in response to legal, regulatory, operational and market developments.
• Provide advice to, and/or represent legal on, internal committees.
  
  

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 3-5 years' post qualification experience and a valid practicing certificate in England and Wales.
• Experience in an in-house legal role ideally with a bank, fund manager or fund service provider.
  
  

Additional Information

At MUFG Investor Services, we are exceptionally proud of our approach to Hybrid Working. It enables the flexibility to thrive from wherever our employees work and, stay connected to their team and our culture. When we make Hybrid Working plans, we get to know the individual and pride ourselves in underpinning all our decisions with fairness and consistency.

MUFG Investor Services provides all of its employees with an extremely attractive compensation package. In addition to base salary, there is a group medical insurance scheme, group pension scheme, reimbursement of professional subscriptions, paid holidays and assistance towards gym memberships.

We thank all candidates for applying; however, only those proceeding to the interview stage will be contacted. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only to provide an accessible candidate experience.

MUFG is an equal opportunity employer.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

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