Senior Legal Counsel - Asset Management
Senior Legal Counsel - Asset Management
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Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Location: London
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
Closing date: 3rd August 2025
We are currently looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our highly regarded Group Legal Team on a permanent basis in London. This role will complement a team of in-house lawyers who provide strategic legal advice guidance and support across Royal Londons Asset Management business.
As part of the Extended Leadership team of the Group Legal function this role will support the Divisional Counsel to lead a team of in-house lawyers providing strategic legal advice guidance and support to Royal Londons Asset Management Division.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing teamwhere you will undertake a range of legal activities using your knowledge to support the Asset Management division whilst developing key relationships with colleagues across the wider Royal London this role you will benefit from working alongside experienced legal professionals who champion development and continuous learning.
About the role
- Provide commercial and strategic legal advice and support to various internal stakeholders on a range of asset management activity in particular supporting RLAMs Private Asset teams (including public and private ABS Private Placements CLO origination Real Estate and Commercial Real Estate Finance).
- Identification management and mitigation of associated legal risks providing proactive and pragmatic solutions.
- Collaboration with external counsel in a cost-effective manner as appropriate. Accountability for obtaining advice and challenging where appropriate and interpretation and communication of such advice to internal colleagues in a commercial and strategic manner.
- The role includes:
- support in relation to domestic and international structured finance and private asset transactions including advising on related fund and investment structures;
- provision of advice relating to applicable regulation e.g. the EU and UK securitisation regulations;
- drafting negotiation and analysis of applicable transactional documentation including non-disclosure agreements loan documentation note purchase agreements commercial real estate sale and purchase agreements lease documentation CLO warehouse and associated documentation.
About you
- A collaborative commercial and pragmatic asset management solicitor with experience in private assets.
- Significant PQE or equivalentexperience gained in a leading law firm and/or in-house
- Excellent practical and technical knowledge including public/private ABS Private Credit and/or CLOs. Experience of real estate funds and commercial real estate finance would also be advantageous.
- Proactive and pragmatic taking ownership of and accountability for the provision of commercial solutions to relevant legal issues.
- Solid awareness of the principles of corporate governance FCA/PRA regulations and their impact on the RL Group.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to deal with stakeholders at all levels of the business.
About Royal London
Were the UKs largest mutual life pensions and investment company offering protection long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Weve always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits
Inclusion diversity and belonging
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
