Legal Counsel - Investments (6 month fixed term contract)
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Legal Counsel - Investments (6 month fixed term contract)
Location: London- hybrid
Contract: Fixed Term
Hours: Full time- 35 hours
Purpose of role
As the Legal Counsel- Investments you will support the Investment & Trading Legal Team in achieving the Group’s strategic objectives from a Legal perspective, with specific emphasis on supporting the Investment and Treasury teams (Capital Management and Finance) with specialist legal support, collaborating with key senior leaders and managers across the businesses and group functions, as well as solicitors across the wider Legal team.
About Just
We help people achieve a better later life. That’s our purpose and it’s the reason we exist. We are a fast-growing company helping customers enjoy the retirement they deserve. We do this through a variety of market leading, award-winning products and services, delivered by a diverse team of over 1,400 purpose-led colleagues who genuinely put the customer at the heart of everything we do.
This is a brilliant time to join our business. We are on an exciting growth journey to become the UK’s most loved retirement expert.
Key responsibilities
- To provide autonomous high calibre technical legal support and expertise to the Investment and Treasury Teams (Capital Management and Finance) within the Just Group, specifically supporting investment and trading legal requirements, with varying degrees of complexity. This includes but is not limited to legal advice, drafting, negotiating, influencing and support in relation to complex transactional and trading arrangements, business requests, management of third party relationships with investment banks and asset managers and contracts, as well as oversight of external counsel on complex transactions.
- To assist with the management and timely delivery of project related activity involving investment legal and treasury/trading requirements, as appropriate from time to time.
- To input into regulatory work and periodic strategic change projects that impact the Investment and Treasury teams.
- To provide day to day support to the front office, trading and portfolio management functions within the Group’s Investment and Treasury teams.
- To assist with the early identification and management of legal risk in accordance with the Group’s risk appetites and tolerances.
What we’re looking for:
- Qualified Solicitor or Barrister is essential
- Experience in a finance or capital markets team within a law firm is desirable
- In-house experience is preferable but not a requirement.
- Knowledge of drafting, negotiating, influencing and support in relation to private placements, commercial real estate, sale and buybacks, infrastructure development finance, and loan on note facility agreement structures.
- Knowledge of derivatives documentation and advising on legal structures to implement different hedging strategies
- Knowledge of investment legal and treasury/trading requirements, from the structuring and term sheet stage to reviewing legal opinions and signing and closing mechanics on the investment side and assisting with back-book optimisation trades and structures on the treasury/trading side
Our behaviours
At Just you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career, whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you. You’ll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture - we’re ambitious, curious and collaborative – and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.
What’s in it for you
- A competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance
- 25 days annual leave plus an additional day on us for your birthday
- Private medical cover and income protection, just in case
- A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme
- Opportunities to progress your career in-role and within the company
- Free access to the Headspace app, 24/7 employee assistance helpline and trained physical and mental health first aiders
- A variety of employee funded benefits available via our online benefits portal
- Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones
Explore our full range of benefits on our dedicated benefits page.
Belonging at Just
Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just.
We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.
Application details
Please submit your CV using the 'apply now’ button. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted regarding next steps which may include an initial phone interview and in-person assessment.
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