Position Overview & Specifications
Role and Responsibilities
As an intern, you will support the Investment Legal Team in London. Duties include:
- Supporting investment teams to structure investments and ensure that the contemplated terms reflect market accepted standards for the relevant asset class;
- Assisting investment teams with reviewing, negotiating and executing the investment transaction documents to effect and paper transactions;
- Focus on reviewing and drafting junior transaction documents (e.g., NDAs, reliance, release and engagement letters and letters of intent);
- Liaise with Funds Legal, Corporate Legal, Tax, Compliance, Finance and Treasury to ensure that all applicable regulations and internal procedures are properly implemented by the investment teams;
- Handle ad hoc legal issues relating to our investment teams and act as a point of contact for legal queries from the wider London office;
- Maintaining and updating the precedent legal database for the investment teams; and
- Helping the coordination with supervisory authorities, public authorities, external legal advisors and service providers (notaries and custodians, etc.).
Candidate Profile
- Holds a law degree (or equivalent) or GDL and/or LPC qualification
- Good expertise of Microsoft Office
- Fluent in English – additional languages would be a real bonus given our presence across Europe, Asia and North America
- Flexible, proactive, enthusiastic and possesses strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Motivated, results-oriented, a team player and wishes to thrive and learn in an entrepreneurial and dynamic company
For this position, we require the candidates to have the right to work full time in the UK and with the availability to start from June 2023 for a minimum 6-month internship.