SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL

• Company

  BNP Paribas Investment Partners

• Location

  USA-NY-New York City

• Remuneration

  Competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  31-Oct-2013

• eFC Ref no

  1220606

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BNP Paribas Investment Partners(BNPP IP) is one the largest asset management firm in the world. BNPP IP offers a diverse range of investment management strategies to institutional clients in the U.S. through our affiliates, including BNP Paribas Asset Management and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts.

Our clients include corporations, pension plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, central banks, official institutions and mutual fund advisors.  In the U.S. we have offices in Boston, Chicago, New Jersey and New York.  We have an excellent career opportunity for a Senior Legal Counsel role in our New York office. Individual will be responsible for assisting the Head of Legal, Compliance and Operational Risk with discrete projects. In addition, this individual will function autonomously to negotiate complex legal agreements including, but not limited, to Investment Management Agreements, Distribution Agreements, ISDAs, Repurchase Agreements, Futures Agreements, Wrap Agreements and other commercial agreements (vendor contracts, real estate leases).

Specific Responsibilities:

• Participate in the structuring of alternative investment products, securitization vehicles and sophisticated strategic ventures (including partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate transactions).
• Provide support with respect to global investment management regulatory matters and advice on legal and general business risk.
• Provide support to collective investment trusts.
• Coordinate with compliance professionals to draft and implement procedures and controls to comply with new regulatory initiatives.
• Manage significant legal assignments for the firm (e.g. collateral management initiatives, Dodd Frank Protocol, OTC clearing agreements).
• Assist with corporate governance.

Ideal Personal Profile:

• Analytical skills: Identifies all aspects of a subject and examines them in a critical way to construct a broad point of view. Individual is driven by the desire to know more about things, peoples or events.
• Accuracy: Constantly attentive to the precision and thoroughness of the information sent and to the quality of the work; ensures that errors are minimized.
• Results-Driven: Seeks to achieve the objectives set within the defined timeframe, by acting with tenacity, and by balancing costs and benefits. Continuously seeks optimum performance.
• Negotiation Skills: Obtains best possible results when conflicting interests are at play, leading to a constructive dialogue.
• Taking Initiative: Works proactively and independently, implementing work processes, ideas and solutions, including in situations where information is missing or wholly unusual.
• Communication skills: Expresses his / her messages, both orally and in writing, in an effective, organized way, which is appropriate to the audience being addressed.
• Teamwork: Knows how to work in a team and / or across teams, acts bearing common interests and respect for fellow team members in mind.
• Integrity: Acts ethically, in compliance with what is said and while respecting the company’s values and rules.

Academic Background and Experience:

• Minimum of 7+ years’ experience in legal/compliance/risk-oversight related department with exposure to global fixed income asset management (retail and/or institutional).
• Experience with the Investment Advisers Act, Investment Company Act, Commodity Exchange Act, Securities Exchange Act, Securities Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Volcker Rule, ERISA and other related rules and regulations.
• Experience with European fund structures including but not limited to UCITs, QIFs, SIFs.
• Deep knowledge of both equity and fixed income asset management products.
• Exposure to structured financial products, public offerings and real estate investment trusts as well as related corporate and securities experience.
• A good understanding of investments, benchmarks and guidelines.
• JD Degree and LLM a plus.
• Fluency in French a plus, but not essential.

This position offers an excellent benefits and compensation package. To be considered for this opportunity, please forward your resume utilizing the online application process.  Equal Opportunity Employer.

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