Legal Assistant (6 month FTC) London, England
Janus Henderson
Full Time
London, England
42000 - 68000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Why work for us?
A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it’s about investing in a brighter future together.
Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business, amplifying our strengths and diversifying where we have the right.
Our Values are key to driving our success, and are at the heart of everything we do:
Clients Come First - Always | Execution Supersedes Intention | Together We Win | Diversity Improves Results | Truth Builds Trust
If our mission, values, and purpose align with your own, we would love to hear from you!
Your opportunity
- Support the migration of existing distribution contract records to the new Janus Henderson Contract Management System.
- Ownership, development, and review responsibilities for specified project artefacts, for example, contract related data
- Liaison with CMS Project Team and Distribution Legal SMEs to agree how to document contract record information in a way that can be uploaded into the new Contract Management System when available. All work must be conducted such that it can be uploaded at a future point.
- Understand every data point that needs to be identified and recorded for a contract record. Review individual contracts to locate, identify, correctly interpret, and then successfully document each item of data within a contract.
- For example, ‘contracting parties’ to a legal agreement is a data item to capture. The successful candidate will open a contract, identify the contracting entities, and record these in a way that can be uploaded to the system alongside the contract document.
- Support the Project Manager and carry out other duties as assigned.
What to expect when you join our firm
- Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
- Generous Holiday policies
- Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
- Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
- Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
- All-inclusive approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
- Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app
- All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
- Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen
Must have skills
- Strong Microsoft office skills, especially in Excel, but also including Teams, Project, Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong attention to detail, fastidious about data accuracy
- Experience of legal contract or formal document review & handling
- Proactive problem/puzzle solver, with a structured approach
- Highly organized, methodical and trustworthy
- A rolled-up sleeve positive and delivery focused approach
Nice to have skills
- Background in law
- Background in financial services (ideally asset management)
Supervisory responsibilities
- No
Potential for growth
- Mentoring
- Leadership development programs
- Regular training
- Career development services
- Continuing education courses
You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm, and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.
At Janus Henderson Investors we’re committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. Don’t worry if you don’t think you tick every box, we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we can’t accommodate every flexible working request we’re happy to be asked about work flexibility and our hybrid working environment. If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know at [email protected]
Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employee’s job functions (as determined by Janus Henderson at its sole discretion).
All applicants must be willing to comply with the provisions of Janus Henderson Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements, including past political contributions and political activities. Applicants’ past political contributions or activity may impact applicants’ eligibility for this position. Janus Henderson is an equal opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. All applications are subject to background checks.
