Investment Funds Lawyer, Banking Sector - CDI

• Planning and executing meetings for the board of directors (the “BOD”) and committees for the Cayman subsidiaries (GFTC/MTC), as well as coordinating to ensure that all resolutions are implemented.
• Preparing and keeping important documents of GFTC/MTC (e.g. various organization documents, agreements, licensing certificates, regulatory filing documents).
• Assisting GFTC/MTC directors to perform annual duties.

• Ensuring the compliance of the BOD of GFTC/MTC with the relevant laws & regulations, resolutions of the board and corporate governance practices within Nomura Group.
• Drafting and reviewing GFTC/MTC’s corporate governance policies and procedures. Controlling NBL polices applicable to GFTC/MTC.
• Annually performing risk assessment and due diligence of outsourced service providers.
• Collecting the key performance indicator (“KPI”) from outsourced service providers.

• Identifying, analysing, and advising the BOD on key matters of regulatory and statutory importance (mainly Cayman Island laws and regulations).
• Preparing various regulatory reporting to Cayman authorities.
• Supporting GFTC/MTC directors to perform regulatory inspections.

• Performing various regular projects within NBL (e.g. annual risk and control self-assessment (RSCA), annual business process review under the Luxembourg regulation, business continuity planning).
• Conducting the risk assessment of the third-party service providers (e.g. external law firms)
• Dealing with various invoices from the third parties.
• Handling various projects within NBL (e.g. new system enhancement, fund data management).
• Assist the team members to perform certain fund projects (setting up, restructuring and termination of funds).

• Drafting legal documents for investment fund set-up, restructuring and liquidation in co-ordination with promoters, investment managers, other stakeholders and external lawyers
• Performing all necessary activities in relation to the above including, but not limited to meeting participation, conference calls, review and execution of legal documents
• Communication and coordination with various departments within NBL
• Safekeeping of original documents and database maintenance

• Studies in Law (preferably in Luxembourg and/or in a common law jurisdiction). Bar admission is a plus
• First fund legal experience as a law firm lawyer or as an in-house counsel at a financial institution
• Familiarity with financial regulations applicable in Luxembourg
• Good understanding of investment fund regulations, structures and procedures for set-ups / restructuring, especially in relation to Cayman Islands - and Luxembourg-domiciled funds
• General knowledge of company secretary functions for investment funds, trustee company and management company and/or for credit institutions
• Excellent command of English, both spoken and written. French is a plus
• Good legal drafting and analytical skills; attention to details
• Sound judgment in compliance with laws and regulations as well as common sense and commercial reasonability
• Responsiveness with regard to the assigned daily work and to various external and internal requests and inquiries
• Self-starter with stress resilience and hands-on approach
• Good communication skills, open-mindedness, and flexibility to adapt to an international and multicultural office environment

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