VP Counsel

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

Global active fixed-income investment manager investing across public and private markets.

What you will do

• Advise portfolio management, trading, compliance, product and client-facing teams on investment guidelines, eligibility and regulatory constraints.
• Provide legal guidance on institutional mandates, fund arrangements, complex account structures and investment-related documentation.
• Advise on UCITS/AIFMD, MiFID, Benchmarks Regulation, Securitisation Regulation, SFTR, EMIR and short-selling rules across EU and UK regimes.
• Support real-time trading matters, including wall crossing, MNPI, market soundings, private placements and structured investments.
• Support fund restructurings, investment strategy changes, rule coding, guideline frameworks and investment governance forums.
• Advise on ESG investment restrictions, PAI reporting, disclosures and fund classifications.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with strong investment management experience in an asset manager or leading law firm.
• Experience advising on trade floor and investment-related legal and regulatory matters, including investment restrictions and eligibility analysis.
• Strong technical knowledge of UCITS and AIFMD investment powers, restrictions and guidelines.
• Understanding of fixed income, securitisations, credit, equities, derivatives, public and private funds, commodities and real estate.
• Experience working with external counsel across multiple disciplines and jurisdictions.
• Clear, practical, timely and commercially focused communication skills.

Nice to have

• Approximately 5+ years of post-qualification experience in investment management or financial services law.
• Experience supporting portfolio managers, traders or investment product teams.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities under time pressure.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative and intellectually rigorous working environment.
• Exposure to complex investment products and global markets.
• Opportunity to deepen technical expertise at the intersection of law, investing and trading.