Legal Consultant - Asset Management
Legal Consultant - Asset Management
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Job Description
We are currently seeking Funds / Asset Management Lawyers to join our team and support our Fortune 500 clients. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in investment funds law / Asset management with expertise in advising clients on the formation structuring and regulation of investment funds.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal counsel and support on the formation structuring and operation of investment funds including drafting offering documents fund agreements and regulatory filings.
- Advise on compliance with Hong Kong laws and regulations governing investment funds such as the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) prospectus requirements and ongoing reporting obligations.
- Assist in fund transactions and regulatory matters including fund mergers and acquisitions and responding to inquiries from regulatory authorities.
Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer with minimum of 2 or more years of experience practicing law with a focus on investment funds preferably in a law firm or in-house e.g. asset management firm
- Strong knowledge of Hong Kong laws and regulations applicable to investment funds including SFC guidelines
Compensation Benefits & Location:
This role offers competitive compensation and a highly competitive benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace that includes Medical dental and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely with the exception that some clients require on-site presence.
Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber on-demand legal talent. Covering North America the UK Europe Australia and APAC we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of todays business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.
Axiom is a leader in diversity inclusion and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ Equality earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axioms legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
Learn more about working at Axiom.
Equal Opportunity Employer:Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color nationality national or ethnic origin religious creed or belief political opinion sex gender reassignment pregnancy or maternity age disability alienage or citizenship status marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status genetic predisposition or carrier status sexual orientation military service or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
Axiom will accommodate persons with disabilities in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and in accordance with the Human Rights Code. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities can be provided at each stage of the recruitment process. If you have a disability and require accommodation to complete the application form please contact us at In addition if you are invited to participate in an interview stage please inform us if you require special accommodation at the time of your invitation for an interview.
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