Junior Legal Counsel London, England
Job description
Junior Legal Counsel
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: Feb 10, 2023
Description
We are currently looking for a highly motivated lawyer to join our rapidly growing in-house Legal Team. We offer a dynamic collegiate atmosphere and opportunities to grow and develop professionally within our thriving business. This role will be based in our office in the City of London and will report to the regional Head of Legal, based in the UK.
About Apex:
Apex Group is a global financial services provider with over 10,000 staff across 40+ offices globally. We look to recruit bright, articulate and numerate employees who are not afraid of a challenge and are prepared to work hard and love what they do.
Every employee plays a part in making Apex who we are today and the more that we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path or specialism Apex provides a global platform to allow you to thrive.
Job Specification:
- Draft, review and negotiate corporate documentation, client service agreements and NDAs;
- Assist and advise our operational teams and business leaders on all issues relating to fund administration matters;
- Advise on data protection issues in the context of client and vendor service contracts;
- Assist in group wide integration projects;
- Help maintain and develop our library of template client service agreements in accordance with industry best practice;
- Provide day to day legal advice across all Group business lines to best meet their business needs, maintaining good working relationships through active communication, facilitation and teamwork.
Requirements:
- A solicitor qualified in England and Wales;
- 1 to 3 years of experience within fund services or the wider financial services industry (in-house or private practice);
- Be comfortable/competent in dealing with general service contracts;
- Be highly motivated and a self-starter with the ability to work semi-supervised supporting a fast-paced dynamic business;
- Possess team spirit and enthusiasm with the capacity to build strong client relationships, taking the initiative to act.
What you will get in return:
- A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding global business
- Exposure to all aspects of the business
- Working directly with an external client portfolio
- The ability to apply all technical knowledge to practical scenarios
