Legal Counsel - 12mth FTC

Cambridge Associates; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment firm is seeking a qualified Solicitor to support its London operations. The role involves providing legal assistance across various business areas, drafting and negotiating agreements, and working collaboratively with internal teams. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in financial services law, particularly in alternative investments. This is a hybrid position based in London.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years PQE in financial services law.
• Experience with alternative investment funds preferred.
• Ability to handle multiple legal projects independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to the firm's business in London.
• Draft and negotiate client agreements for EMEA strategy.
• Work with compliance and risk teams on processes.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Leadership

Education

Solicitor qualified in England and Wales

Job description

Overview

Firm Overview:

Cambridge Associates (“CA”) is a leading global investment firm. CA’s goal is to help endowments & foundations, pension plans, and ultra-high net worth private clients implement and manage custom investment portfolios that generate outperformance so that they can maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting.

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, CA has offices in key markets in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Our worldwide teams ensure our clients benefit from decades of global presence, local expertise, and relationships with the top global investment managers across the world. For more information, please visit www.cambridgeassociates.com.

Position Summary:

The role is to fulfil a maternity leave. This position will be responsible for a broad range of activities and legal matters in respect of the firm’s London-based operations and across the wider firm as necessary to support the UK and European business strategy.

The candidate will report into the Head of Legal EMEA responsible for overseeing EMEA legal matters across the regional offices and shall be working with a variety of internal and external lawyers and support staff on the London-based legal team. The candidate will become an integral part of the global, collegial Legal and Compliance team. There will be significant interaction with the CA business teams, clients, managers, service providers and other external parties.

The position will be based in London and will be a hybrid role.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to the firm's business, including investment, research, and operations in respect of the London office, to support the firm’s EMEA strategy.
• Draft and negotiate agreements, including investment management, advisory and non-disclosure for clients of the London office to support the firm’s EMEA strategy.
• Provide legal support as required on the wider firm's business, in order to support the global strategy.
• Work with internal investment, operations, compliance, and risk teams to advise on developing and refining process and strategy.
• Other ad hoc corporate matters.

Qualifications

England and Wales qualified Solicitor

Experience

• Financial services lawyer with at least 3 years PQE at silver circle, magic circle, top City US firm and/or reputable asset managers (on an in-house basis).
• Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred:
• alternative investment funds and/or fund formation (private equity, debt and hedge funds);
• alternative investments financial services; or
• representing institutional clients and/or managers in primary, secondary, and direct (co-investment) transactions.
• Ability to communicate and interact with peers and external contacts in an effective, tactful and professional manner.
• Ability to assume responsibility for multiple legal projects and resolve them effectively with a minimum of supervision.
• Capable of drawing on past legal experience to operate effectively with multiple jurisdictions and financial regulatory frameworks with a curiosity to continue learning and developing their legal expertise.
• Ability to deal discretely with sensitive, confidential information concerning clients and corporate affairs.
• Good judgment, leadership skills and delivery-oriented attitude.
• Strong writing skills and attention to detail.

The firm is committed to the concept and practice of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. It is expected that all employees will follow a similar policy toward their co-workers.

Employees of Cambridge Associates Ltd / GmbH or an affiliated firm, are prohibited from employment or other association with any company, organization, business, or other entity that is involved in any way with the securities or financial services industry except for those entities that are directly affiliated with Cambridge Associates Ltd/GmbH.

Employees are prohibited from acting as a Trustee or Director of, or accepting a similar position of responsibility with, any entity that is a client of or directly affiliated with a client of Cambridge Associates, Ltd/GmbH or any of its affiliated companies without prior written consent from the Chief Compliance Officer of Cambridge Associates, Ltd/GmbH.

Employees are prohibited from serving on the investment or finance committee of any company or organization with investable funds, or likely to develop investable funds, without prior written consent from the Chief Compliance Officer of Cambridge Associates, Ltd /GmbH.

If applying for the role, you need to inform the Recruiter if there are any potential conflicts with the above.