My client is a quick-growing funds management business that partners with Australian and offshore investment managers to launch, operate and distribute funds in the Australian market. They’re one of the most active businesses in the country when it comes to setting up current funds, and with significant growth ahead, the legal team is expanding.
The role
You’ll lead legal matters across the full lifecycle of the group’s investment products, including:
Product development, establishment and launch
Ongoing operation, amendments, restructures and terminations
Disclosure documents, fund constitutions and trust deeds
Regulatory change and its impact on products and processes
Instructing and managing external counsel on significant matters
Supporting broader corporate, commercial and governance projects
You’ll also mentor a Legal Counsel, who is being recruited alongside this role.
About you
8+ years’ PAE, with significant funds management experience
Robust, hands-on product experience, including fund establishment, disclosure and fund documentation
Confident advising senior stakeholders and working with a high degree of autonomy
Commercial, pragmatic and comfortable balancing legal risk with business objectives
You might be in-house at a fund manager or platform, or a senior associate in a funds team at a law firm. Public or private markets experience is equally welcome.
Why apply?
A genuine pipeline of new fund work across a diverse range of asset classes
Direct access to the CLO and real ownership of the product legal function
The chance to shape a growing team
📌 Senior Legal Counsel Sydney
🏢 Perigon Group
📍 Sydney
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