Interim Senior Legal Counsel 12 month FTC

Job description
The Value of Active Minds

About Jupiter

Jupiter is one of the UK's leading investment management companies with over 500 employees and £51.3 billion worth of assets under management (as at 30th June 2024).

Jupiter provides investment services to individual and institutional investors through mutual funds (UK unit trusts, Luxembourg SICAVs and Dublin OEICs), separately managed accounts and sub-advised funds. Jupiter has experienced a period of international growth with offices open in EMEA and APAC.

The majority of our employees are based in our London office located just minutes from Victoria station which provides stair-free access from both the Underground's Victoria line and National Rail platforms, as well as limited road crossings to the Jupiter office. Our London office was designed to encourage employees to live active, healthy lives with floor-to-ceiling windows that allow for greater natural light and the benefit of a private balcony, table tennis room, cycle storage and on-site shower and locker facilities. The short distance to Green Park and St James' Park also provides employees with a natural space to relax during their lunch break and a healthy alternative to office-based meetings.

We offer our UK employees a 3:2 hybrid working arrangement where Tuesdays, Thursdays and a third day of your choice are worked from the office. The other two days may be worked from home. This facilitates collaboration and allows employees to maximise productivity whilst maintaining a healthy work/life balance.

Background

This is an exciting opportunity to join Jupiter's Legal team in a fixed term contract Senior Legal Counsel role. The Legal team has a strong reputation internally and externally as a high performing, multi-disciplinary, diverse team which contributes meaningfully to the key strategic priorities of the firm. The role will provide general advice on legal issues across the business including Jupiter's funds, general contractual undertakings and legal/regulatory matters of the Jupiter business. The role requires strong collaborative relationships across Jupiter, aligned with our cultural pillars: our clients come first, our value is in our people, we succeed together, we strive to challenge ourselves.

Key Responsibilities
• Working closely with other members of the team, Product Structuring, Compliance, Operations and other departments on matters relating to:
• the group's UCITS mutual fund franchise;
• contractual arrangements relating to Jupiter's various service providers; and
• general legal/regulatory matters related to Jupiter's business
• Reviewing contracts related to Jupiter's wider business (including distribution agreements) and providing legal advice to best satisfy business requirements.
• Obtaining advice from external advisers as appropriate and liaising with internal departments.
• Advising on and assisting the business to comply with regulatory requirements working closely with the Compliance Department.
• Providing legal support on ad hoc projects as required.
• Assisting the other members of the Legal Department in maintaining and growing its know-how and precedent base.
Desired Skills / Experience

Essential:
• Qualified Solicitor with 5+ years PQE (having qualified within a leading City or local (when non-UK) law firm).
• Financial services experience (ideally within the asset management team of a leading City or local (where non-UK) law firm).
• Working knowledge of UCITS, AIFMD and MiFID.
• Practical, first-hand experience of working in and across international markets (ideally including some or all of those markets in which Jupiter has a presence).
• Excellent drafting, communication (written and verbal) and negotiating skills.
• Proven ability to manage relationships with internal partners and external providers.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proven ability to prioritise workload and to work to deadlines.
• Strong team player who seeks and gives empowerment.
• Flexible, positive and approachable with a pragmatic approach.
• Strong computer and technical skills and know-how.
Desirable:
• Experience of working in an in-house environment, whether on secondment or otherwise.
• Experience and some knowledge of the FCA Handbook.
Values
• Committed, motivated and focussed.
• Combining high performance with high integrity culture.
• Be both guardian and valued business partner.
• Teamwork and empowerment.
• Excellence, proactive and innovative.
Additional Role Details
• This role is subject to the Conduct Rules set by the FCA.
Don't meet every requirement? At Jupiter we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are interested in this role, but don't think your experience aligns perfectly with every listed requirement in the job description, we would encourage you to apply. You may be the right person for this role.