Legal Counsel (Limited Contract / 8 months Mat. Cover) in Zurich, Switzerland, Europe & Middle East

Legal Counsel (Limited Contract / 8 months Mat. Cover)

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• Oct 21, 2024 Post Date
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• ZUR00554 Requisition #

Schroders in Switzerland is a renowned Financial Institution with around 400 employees located in Zurich and Geneva. For our private clients we provide tailor made investment solutions and complementary financial services. Schroders in Switzerland ranked 4th place in Best Employers 2023. We scored strongly in the areas “Image & Growth”, “Working conditions & facilities” as well as “Sustainability”. We invest in a broad range of asset classes across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives. We also specialize in providing high-quality private equity solutions to our clients.

Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG is a fund management company that administers Swiss domiciled collective investment schemes, acts as Swiss representative of foreign collective investment schemes and provides advisory and asset management services to professional clients.

To strengthen our legal team at Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG in Zurich, we are looking for a

Legal Counsel (Limited Contract January – September 2025)

Key responsibilities

· Provides legal advice, guidance and updates in the area of Legal, Regulatory and Governance matters of Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG (“SIMSAG”)

· Acts as a trusted advisor to the business within SIMSAG

· Manages legal issues that arise in assigned area in liaison with manager, with or without close day to day supervision depending on level of experience and specialisation

· Instructs external counsel where needed

More specifically, the duties include:

· Draft, review and update relevant fund documents for Swiss domiciled collective investment schemes

· Coordinate the registration and distribution of foreign collective investment schemes in Switzerland and draft and review respective agreements (e.g. representative and paying agency agreements)

· Draft and review a broad range of investment management and fund related agreements and operational documents (e.g. investment management agreements for collective investment schemes and segregated mandates, distribution and placement agreements, custodian agreements, cooperation agreements, operating memoranda)

· Provide legal advice in all matters relating to the license of SIMSAG as a fund management company

· Manage day-to-day corporate matters relating to SIMSAG

Draft, negotiate and review a broad spectrum of commercial agreements with clients, Schroder entities and service providers (e.g. service legal agreements, marketing agreements, NDAs, etc.)

· Support the General Counsel in a number of legal, regulatory and corporate tasks and projects (including the implementation of regulation and self-regulation)

· Cooperate with various teams throughout SIMSAG and the wider firm (compliance, investment management, operations, accounting, etc.)

· Liaise with Headquarters in London and the fund management company in Luxembourg as well as with outside counsel

· Liaise with authorities (e.g. FINMA) and auditors

Draft, review and update internal policies and procedures

· Support the General Counsel in organising and providing internal training as required

Required profile

· Legal professional with at least 2 years of relevant working experience in the financial industry, preferably with a Swiss fund management company or asset manager, or equivalent experience with a law firm

· Experience with regard to Swiss domiciled collective investment schemes is a strong plus

· Bar exam is not required, but a plus

· Analytical and conceptual skills

· Responsible for planning own workload typically against a backdrop of changing priorities and / or external events

· An understanding of clients and stakeholders needs and relevant communication and influencing skills

· German as mother tongue; fluency in English a must

We offer a challenging, diverse, and supportive working environment as well as modern employment conditions in an international, dynamic, and entrepreneurial environment. As per November 2024, we have moved into our new premises at Talstrasse in Zurich. Please apply online with your complete application. Only direct applications will be considered.

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or any other protected characteristics.