Legal Counsel – Henderson Recruitment London

Overview

Position Title: Legal Counsel

Company: Janus Henderson Investors

Location: London, UK

Job Description:

We are a leading independent global asset manager, dedicated to delivering the best outcomes for our clients through a highly diversified range of actively-managed products. We are truly global, supporting our individual and institutional investors across a range of products, encompassing equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives. Our high-energy and collaborative culture at Janus Henderson helps our client achieve their goals and ensures that our people love the place they work.
Our culture is the foundation for how we interact with clients and one another as part of our unique, people-focused work environment. We support a flexible hybrid working model that allows teams to build a strong and positive culture by inspiring innovation and increasing collaboration. Currently our hybrid working model allows employees to work 3 or more days in office and the remaining time remotely.

Responsibilities:

• Advising on, reviewing and negotiating distribution agreements and associated documentation for our UK, Luxembourg and Irish fund ranges;
• Providing legal support to our wholesale distribution business for third party management company clients including Request For Proposal requests; onboarding; investment management agreements, mandate changes; transitions and terminations;
• Providing legal support to our Luxembourg management company and advising on operational, governance, regulatory and other ad hoc matters;
• Advising on, reviewing and negotiating other asset management related agreements with clients and service providers;
• Providing legal support to our distribution and compliance colleagues on regulations and laws affecting our distribution activities;
• Assisting with regulatory change projects and business change projects and initiatives;
• Assisting generally with legal issues arising with funds and investors from time to time and providing ad hoc legal advice to other internal departments;
• Assisting others in the legal team with matters arising from time to time; and
• Ability to instruct and manage external counsel.

Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Strong negotiation and problem solving skills;
• Ability to work independently and prioritise appropriately across a wide range of work;
• Ability to proactively build relationships at all levels within the organisation;
• Flexible, adaptable and keen to be involved in a wide variety of legal work;
• Strong professional presence with good interpersonal, team working and influencing skills;
• Good commercial acumen;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Ability to manage external legal advisers where relevant; and
• Ability to find innovative solutions within acceptable levels of risk.

Benefits:

• Place the interest of Janus Henderson’s Clients first and always act in accordance with TCF (Treating Customers Fairly) principles
• Understand and follow laws and regulations applicable for your role, seeking the help of your supervising manager or Compliance if you would like further explanation or direction regarding this
• Understand and abide by all Janus Henderson policies applicable to your role, and ask for the support/guidance of the policy owner if you are unsure at any time
• You are ultimately accountable for your actions and responsible for seeking further information on any or all of the above as necessary.