Senior Counsel - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you a Lawyer with a minimum of 5 years + PQE?
Do you have solid experience working within Asset Management/ Investment Management?

We are currently recruiting a Senior Counsel to join the Legal Team in our London office.

The role will join the existing team of three lawyers, advising Ruffer group entities based in London, France, Guernsey and the United States.

This is a broad role and will suit someone who relishes the opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of practice areas, with a strong commercial focus.

The core practice areas of the team are: funds, managed accounts (retail and institutional), regulatory, derivatives, IT, data protection and corporate / commercial.

Key tasks include:

Negotiating and drafting documentation with:

Clients and funds eg investment management, administration and custody agreements;
Investment counterparties eg ISDAs and collateral documentation;
Marketing and distribution partners;
Service providers, including those with a technology, data protection and regulatory outsourcing angle.

Advising on the setting up, maintenance and closure of Ruffer's fund suite, which currently includes regulated (UCITS and NURS), unregulated (AIFs), open-ended, closed-ended and fund of fund structures in the UK, Guernsey, Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands,the US and Australia.

Advising the business on applicable regulatory requirements and changes, principally in the UK (eg FCA Rules), Europe (eg EMIR, AIFMD, UCITS, MiFID II, SFDR, GDPR) and the US (eg SEC, CFTC and FINRA rules), as well as other overseas regulation as needed,with support of external counsel.

Working on corporate and strategic projects, including any involving the establishment, maintenance or closure of Ruffer group entities, the establishment of new offices or obtaining and maintaining overseas registrations.

Skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications
The individual is expected to demonstrate the following, working with our clients and colleagues:

5 years + post qualification experience obtained at a comparable investment management firm or major law firm
Financial services background
Qualification as a solicitor or barrister in the UK
Humility and enthusiasm
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Commercial acumen and interest

About Us

Ruffer's single investment strategy is defined by two simple investment objectives:

Not to lose money in any 12-month period
Generate returns meaningfully ahead of the return on cash

ALL-WEATHER INVESTING
We aim to deliver positive returns come rain or shine. If we are to be good all-weather investors, we cannot be dependent on the direction of markets. To avoid that dependency, we always hold investments in what we call growth and protection. We hold thesealongside each other, changing the allocation to each over time. When the market sun shines, we expect our growth assets to prosper. When a market storm hits, our protective assets should provide shelter, defending the portfolio from a downturn. At Ruffer,we are committed to being good stewards of our clients' assets. To that end, environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are integrated into our investment process.

Whether it's climate change or indigenous rights, executive pay or workforcesafety, we believe our considered approach helps us make better decisions.

To the advantage of our clients' portfolios. To the benefit of the companies, we invest in. And for the good of the environment and society.

**DIVERSITY & INCLUSION