Legal Consultant - Asset Management or M&A

By joining the Epiq Counsel Waitlist Roster of elite legal talent, you will be considered for future in-house engagements aligned with your expertise and preferences. Leverage our network to bridge the gap between your skills and organizations in need of top-tier legal services. Take the next step in your legal career and join a vibrant community of Epiq legal professionals!IntroductionEpiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful in-house legal work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers and legal professionals work on a wide variety of matters for Fortune 500 clients. Epiq works hard to provide our diverse legal talent with challenging work for sophisticated clients that does not require sacrificing flexibility or control. Epiq Counsel takes the time and attention to understand each professionals practice areas, experience, and preferences to ensure they are presented with compelling engagement opportunities with leading law departments across the globe.The ideal candidate will be responsible for in-house legal matters including drafting agreements, addressing compliance issues, and participating in negotiation discussions. In order to succeed, this candidate should feel comfortable working with in-house and outside counsels on a variety of legal matters.This is for a 12 month secondment term on a renewable basis.Key ResponsibilitiesAsset Management TrackReview, negotiate and remediate investment management agreements, advisory agreements and related commercial arrangements.Support the transfer, integration and maintenance of investment funds and asset management platforms.Advise on fund launches, fund restructuring activities and ongoing fund governance matters.Review and negotiate distribution agreements and related third-party arrangements.Partner with compliance, operations, product and business teams to ensure a smooth transition of acquired assets and business operations.Assist with regulatory and contractual aspects of post-acquisition integration.M&A / Corporate Finance TrackSupport legal workstreams arising from the integration of an acquired business.Advise on transaction implementation, corporate restructuring and business separation matters.Review and manage transaction documentation, ancillary agreements and integration-related contracts.Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.Support governance and post-closing obligations.RequirementsQualified lawyer with approximately 8+ years' PQE.Asset management, investment funds or investment management legal teams; orM&A, corporate finance or transactional practices within a leading law firm or financial institution.Strong contract drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.Experience working on complex projects involving multiple business stakeholders.Ability to work independently and operate in a fast-paced environment.Prior exposure to post-acquisition integration, business transformation, fund migrations or large-scale change projects is highly desirable.Experience within financial services, asset management, investment funds or private capital sectors is advantageous.Preferred BackgroundsInvestment Funds / Asset Management CounselAsset Management Transactions LawyerCorporate M&A Lawyer with Financial Services or Asset Management sector experienceCorporate Finance Lawyer involved in business integrations or strategic acquisitions