Associate Director, Legal

Experience something Brilliantly Different with a career at MUFG Investor Services.   

Who are we? In a nutshell, MUFG Investor Services is part of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, and we partner with over 480 loyal global investment firms to provide them with administration, asset services, banking and fund financing. 

We’re in 17 global locations and provide an exceptional hub of Brilliantly Different talent to thrive. 

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Reporting to Head of Legal, this role is within the MUFG legal team which requires the provision of legal advice supporting the legal and regulatory needs of our growing global business at MUFG Investor Services.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advisory, regulatory and documentation support to our core businesses of fund administration, registrar and transfer agent, investor AML services, banking, custody, trustee, regulatory reporting, registered office and corporate secretary businesses (“Core Business”).
• Provide legal advice and documentation support in relation to the Core Business which may include  managing timelines and expectations, reviewing and drafting legal documents, negotiating agreements, liaising with internal stakeholders on issues to ensure risks are understood, seeking sign-off from relevant parties, dealing with execution and/or providing a final legal opinion as appropriate.
• Documentation may include (i) service agreements for MUFG, including but not limited to administration agreements, middle office and BPO agreements, FATCA agreements, regulatory reporting agreements, declarations of trust, bank account mandates and terms and conditions, NDAs; (ii) intragroup and outsourcing agreements; and (iii) vendor agreements.
• Respond to legal queries from operational departments, internal control/support groups, client integration/client services teams, senior management and entity boards,.
• Advise the business on day-to-day legal and regulatory matters across all key jurisdictions.
• Manage/coordinate with external legal counsel, where required, to advise senior management and to generally support all business functions.
• Support, and if necessary, manage projects and new business initiatives.
• Coordinate the ongoing maintenance and creation of precedents in response to legal, regulatory, operational and market developments.
• Provide advice to, and/or represent legal on, internal committees.

• Qualified lawyer with 3-5 years' post qualification experience and a valid practicing certificate in England and Wales.
• Experience in an in-house legal role ideally with a bank, fund manager or fund service provider.

At MUFG Investor Services, we are exceptionally proud of our approach to Hybrid Working. It enables the flexibility to thrive from wherever our employees work and, stay connected to their team and our culture. When we make Hybrid Working plans, we get to know the individual and pride ourselves in underpinning all our decisions with fairness and consistency.

MUFG Investor Services provides all of its employees with an extremely attractive compensation package. In addition to base salary, there is a group medical insurance scheme, group pension scheme, reimbursement of professional subscriptions, paid holidays and assistance towards gym memberships.

We thank all candidates for applying; however, only those proceeding to the interview stage will be contacted. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only to provide an accessible candidate experience.

MUFG is an equal opportunity employer.

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