Senior Transactional Lawyer
Provides deal-side legal and compliance advice to institutional investors and asset managers, analyzing complex fund structures, ownership, counterparties, and financial crime risks. Requires UK or European legal qualification, 4–6+ years of relevant post-qualification experience, and UK work authorization without sponsorship.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary day-to-day legal contact for institutional investors and asset managers, advising on compliance risks across live transactions.
- Analyze complex transaction structures, identify counterparties, and assess AML, bribery and corruption, financial crime, and reputational risks.
- Review fund structures, SPVs, partnerships, and trusts to map corporate ownership and fund flows.
- Coordinate with deal teams, legal, compliance, and counterparties to gather materials and complete reviews on time.
- Work with clients' legal and compliance teams to ensure transactions meet AML/CTF regulations, internal policies, and jurisdictional requirements.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer licensed to practice in the UK or Europe; comparable jurisdictions may be considered.
- 4–6+ years of post-qualification experience in regulatory or investment compliance.
- Experience representing asset managers, institutional investors, or other financial services clients.
- Strong knowledge of complex asset management structures, including fund structures, SPVs, offshore vehicles, and multi-jurisdictional counterparties.
- Ability to act as a client-facing contact in a fast-paced financial services environment.
- Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.
Skills
AML, Ctf Regulations, Bribery And Corruption, Financial Crime, Reputational Risk, Investment Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Asset Management, Fund Structures, Spvs, Partnerships, Trusts, Corporate Ownership, Financial Services
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