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Position Overview

• Assist more senior members of the team with the review and negotiation of legal documentation for early to late-stage venture capital and closed-ended fund investments.
• Coordinate corporate transactions (such as intercompany funding and agreements, dividend distributions, employee share schemes, the audit cycle and LP admissions), including drafting board resolutions, corporate authorisations and other ancillary documents.
• Assist with corporate restructurings and admissions/removals of partners in certain Squarepoint entities.
• Assist more senior team members with managing seed deals.
• Manage the set-up of new entities required for corporate purposes, including drafting constitutional documents and other operative agreements.
• Assist with project management, including drafting and maintaining transaction management plans, liaising with other internal teams and handling signings/closings.
• Interacting with local counsels in all jurisdictions to ensure compliance with all ongoing filing and statutory requirements.
• Coordinate and liaise with external directors and other internal departments, including COO office, finance, compliance, operations, tax and HR.
• Assist with ad-hoc maintenance matters (audit, tax, KYC requests etc.).
• There is no typical day for this Legal Counsel. The role’s duties will be varied and will include a mix of corporate governance, M&A and investments work, as well as involvement on ad hoc matters as necessary. The working environment is multi-disciplinary, collaborative and non-hierarchical. The successful candidate will be required to (a) take ownership of matters and (b) work closely with other teams (also located in different jurisdictions) and senior management.
• The Legal Counsel will report to a more senior member of the legal team.

Required Qualifications

• ± 2 years PQE (or US equivalent).
• Previous experience/training in a top-tier transaction firm.
• Previous experience in a wide range of corporate work and willingness to broaden skill set.
• Enthusiasm for a variety of legal areas.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Pro-active and ability to think outside-the-box in order to provide solutions.
• Strong interpersonal, organisational and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• Ability to work well with colleagues across multiple regions and time zones.
• Capacity to prioritise, manage multiple tasks and work within tight deadlines.
• Willingness to support a growing team based in different jurisdictions on a broad range of matters.