Junior Legal Counsel - Institutional Funds & Investment Management

A rapid-growing, market-leading fixed income and credit investment manager is creating a newly established Junior Legal Counsel role. It’s a small team, so you’ll work directly with the GC and COO every day. You’ll also sit alongside specialists in investment, operations, compliance and distribution so you’ll see how the whole business runs.

What you'll do

- Own end-to-end institutional client onboarding, coordinating legal, operational and compliance workstreams
- Draft, review and negotiate client-facing documents, investment management agreements, side letters, subscription docs, fee arrangements
- Support new mandate and fund structure establishment across multiple jurisdictions
- Liaise with custodians, administrators, prime brokers and clearing counterparties
- Get exposure to derivatives and trading documentation (ISDA and related)
- Coordinate KYC/AML, regulatory and internal approvals

About you





- Admitted to practice in Australia (or eligible for admission)
- 1-4 years' PAE, ideal if you've come through a top-tier grad program, or have a background in funds management, banking and finance, M&A; or corporate
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills with real attention to detail
- Commercially minded, you can turn legal issues into practical, workable solutions
- Comfortable juggling multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Financial services or institutional client exposure would be a bonus

This is a rare opportunity to sit at the intersection of legal and operations, driving the onboarding of institutional clients into the firm's portfolios, from first engagement through to funding and ongoing support. With offices across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US, you’ll get real multi-jurisdiction exposure from the start.

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