Senior Fund Legal Counsel (M/F) - Porto
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Adecco Permanent Recruitment is currently recruiting a Senior Fund Legal Counsel (M/F) - Porto, on behalf of a client, a multinational asset management company that is in the process of establishing a new hub in Porto.
Key Responsibilities: - Lead the drafting, review and maintenance of UCITS prospectuses and related legal documentation throughout the fund lifecycle.
- Manage legal and regulatory workstreams relating to fund launches, sub-fund launches, share class creations, mergers, liquidations, restructurings and investment policy amendments.
- Coordinate updates to articles of incorporation, management regulations and other core fund documentation.
- Prepare, coordinate and oversee CSSF submissions, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and deadlines.
- Act as a key point of contact with the CSSF during approval processes, responding to regulatory queries and follow-up requests.
- Support projects involving alternative investment structures, including RAIFs, SIFs and SICARs.
- Review, negotiate and coordinate fund-related agreements and contractual documentation.
- Provide legal support in the onboarding and oversight of service providers, distributors and other key stakeholders.
- Advise international clients and internal teams on Luxembourg fund regulations and regulatory developments.
- Lead complex legal and regulatory projects from inception through successful implementation.
- Monitor changes in Luxembourg and European investment fund regulations and assess their impact on existing structures and documentation.
- Collaborate closely with clients, investment managers, depositaries, administrators, external counsel and other service providers across multiple jurisdictions.
Required Qualifications and Skills: - Master's Degree in Law or equivalent legal qualification.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience within a Luxembourg Management Company, AIFM, law firm or specialized investment fund services provider.
- Proven experience in UCITS prospectus drafting, CSSF approval processes and Luxembourg investment fund lifecycle events.
- Strong knowledge of Luxembourg investment fund legislation and UCITS regulation.
- Solid understanding of fund governance frameworks and regulatory requirements.
- Experience managing complex legal and regulatory projects in an international environment.
- Excellent legal drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong project management and organizational capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high-quality standards.
- Fluent written and spoken English and French.
- Ability to draft, review and negotiate legal documentation in both languages.
Desirable Skills: - Experience supporting alternative investment fund structures, including RAIFs, SIFs and SICARs.
- Knowledge of French and/or Belgian investment fund regulations.
- Experience coordinating fund restructuring projects, mergers and liquidations.
- Exposure to cross-border fund distribution and international regulatory frameworks.
- Experience liaising directly with regulators and external legal counsel.
- Commercially minded approach to legal advisory services.
Key Competencies: - Excellent legal drafting and analytical thinking.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Project leadership and organizational excellence.
- Client-focused mindset and commercial awareness.
- Pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.
- Ability to work autonomously while fostering effective collaboration.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to perform effectively under demanding regulatory and commercial deadlines.
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Key Responsibilities: - Lead the drafting, review and maintenance of UCITS prospectuses and related legal documentation throughout the fund lifecycle.
- Manage legal and regulatory workstreams relating to fund launches, sub-fund launches, share class creations, mergers, liquidations, restructurings and investment policy amendments.
- Coordinate updates to articles of incorporation, management regulations and other core fund documentation.
- Prepare, coordinate and oversee CSSF submissions, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and deadlines.
- Act as a key point of contact with the CSSF during approval processes, responding to regulatory queries and follow-up requests.
- Support projects involving alternative investment structures, including RAIFs, SIFs and SICARs.
- Review, negotiate and coordinate fund-related agreements and contractual documentation.
- Provide legal support in the onboarding and oversight of service providers, distributors and other key stakeholders.
- Advise international clients and internal teams on Luxembourg fund regulations and regulatory developments.
- Lead complex legal and regulatory projects from inception through successful implementation.
- Monitor changes in Luxembourg and European investment fund regulations and assess their impact on existing structures and documentation.
- Collaborate closely with clients, investment managers, depositaries, administrators, external counsel and other service providers across multiple jurisdictions.
Required Qualifications and Skills: - Master's Degree in Law or equivalent legal qualification.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience within a Luxembourg Management Company, AIFM, law firm or specialized investment fund services provider.
- Proven experience in UCITS prospectus drafting, CSSF approval processes and Luxembourg investment fund lifecycle events.
- Strong knowledge of Luxembourg investment fund legislation and UCITS regulation.
- Solid understanding of fund governance frameworks and regulatory requirements.
- Experience managing complex legal and regulatory projects in an international environment.
- Excellent legal drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong project management and organizational capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high-quality standards.
- Fluent written and spoken English and French.
- Ability to draft, review and negotiate legal documentation in both languages.
Desirable Skills: - Experience supporting alternative investment fund structures, including RAIFs, SIFs and SICARs.
- Knowledge of French and/or Belgian investment fund regulations.
- Experience coordinating fund restructuring projects, mergers and liquidations.
- Exposure to cross-border fund distribution and international regulatory frameworks.
- Experience liaising directly with regulators and external legal counsel.
- Commercially minded approach to legal advisory services.
Key Competencies: - Excellent legal drafting and analytical thinking.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Project leadership and organizational excellence.
- Client-focused mindset and commercial awareness.
- Pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.
- Ability to work autonomously while fostering effective collaboration.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to perform effectively under demanding regulatory and commercial deadlines.
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