Legal Counsel

Heriot Brown In-House Legal Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Heriot Brown is assisting a leading UK pension asset manager with a strategic in-house opportunity for a lawyer focused on investment funds and investment management. The role envisages working within the Legal and Governance function, with Leeds-based office three days per week and a broad, commercial remit.

You will provide legal support on investment and fund matters, review and negotiate related agreements, and collaborate with investment colleagues and external advisers, contributing to

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with approximately 2-6 years' PQE in investment funds or investment management.
• Experience in private practice or in-house.
• Background focused on investments and commercial context.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support on investment and fund-related matters.
• Reviewing and negotiating investment-related agreements and fund documentation.
• Collaborate with investment colleagues and external advisers.
• Contribute to wider corporate and commercial work of the legal team.

Skills

Investment funds

Investment management

Negotiation

Commercial awareness

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

Leeds | Hybrid: three days per week in the office | Indicative level: 2-6 PQE

Interested in building your in-house investment management career in Leeds?

Heriot Brown is speaking with investment and funds lawyers about a potential opportunity within the Legal and Governance function of a leading UK pension asset manager.

The business is FCA-regulated and operates on behalf of local government pension funds with collective assets of over £100 billion. Its focus is on delivering long‑term investment outcomes for the people and communities those pension funds serve.

Its investment offering spans public markets, private markets and real estate, including equities, fixed income, private equity, private credit and infrastructure. This creates an interesting setting for a lawyer looking to apply their investment expertise within a broad in‑house environment.

The opportunity

The business is considering how to strengthen its investment and funds legal capability. There is scope to shape a position around the right person, rather than recruit against a fixed job description.

The anticipated focus would include:

• Providing legal support on investment and fund-related matters across the business’s investment activities.
• Reviewing and negotiating investment‑related agreements and fund documentation.
• Working closely with investment colleagues and external legal advisers.
• Contributing to the wider corporate and commercial work of the legal team.

This would suit someone who wants to bring specialist investment knowledge into an in‑house team while continuing to develop a broader commercial perspective.

About you

You will be a qualified lawyer, likely with approximately 2-6 years’ PQE, and substantive experience in investment funds or investment management, gained in private practice or in‑house.

We are particularly interested in lawyers whose background is genuinely investment-focused and who enjoy understanding the commercial context behind their advice.

You may already be based in Leeds or elsewhere in the North, live within commuting distance, or be seriously considering relocating from London or another market.

The requirement is to work from the Leeds office three days per week. The office is centrally located, a short walk from the station.

Why consider it?

Alongside the breadth of investment activity, the business places a clear emphasis on professional development, including relevant training, qualifications and coaching.

For the right lawyer, this could offer the chance to retain a specialist investment focus, broaden your in‑house experience and help shape how the legal team supports the business.