UK Legal Director – Leading Investment Management Firm – London

2 weeks ago

London, UK, United Kingdom Simmons & Hanbury Full time

Our Client

We are currently partnered with a world leading Investment Manager who are looking for a UK Legal Director. In this role you will be the senior frontline member of the London based legal team.


The team sits with the business and plays a key role in both the raising and deployment of international institutional capital as well as a broad range of corporate balance sheet and operational matters.


Key Responsibilities

  • Advise on respect to corporate acquisitions and dispositions across the globe, financings, development transactions, and property-level operational matters.
  • Oversee the structuring of investment programs such as funds (international and domestic, regulated and unregulated) and separate account mandates.
  • Work on joint venture agreements, and accompanying ancillary documents, and advise the firm’s internal stakeholders in relation to the same.
  • Assist with the preparation, review, and/or negotiation of contracts, agreements and other legal documentation required for investment and operations activities of the company’s direct and indirect business lines.
  • Develop, guide and support your direct reports in the UK legal team.
  • Attend and contribute to relevant committees (including investment committees) and project management teams.
  • Coordinate external counsel and other external advisors and service providers as necessary to provide high quality specialist advice.
  • Work constructively with other internal divisions necessary for transaction structuring, evaluation, and consummation, including tax, finance, compliance, investor relations, and portfolio management teams.
  • Work with the wider legal, compliance and risk teams globally to develop best practices and ensure consistency relating to investor negotiations, operating policies, deal terms, agreements, and other practices.


Experience Requirements


  • At least 10 years of post-qualification experience in a top-tier international law firm with expertise in one or more of corporate real estate, private M&A, private equity or broad-spectrum investment management.
  • In-house legal or secondment experience (preferred but not essential).
  • Team player, enthusiastic, energetic, pro-active, responsive and service-driven with a desire, and ability, to continually learn and develop and improve both yourself and those around you.
  • Excellent legal drafting skills and the ability to understand complex legal issues and recommend and implement clear and commercial strategies, decisions, and solutions.
  • Good working knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and tax concepts applicable to the real estate investment management business.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to establish and build internal and external relationships, guide and mentor direct reports, manage vendors and service providers and effectively interact with executives, senior-level management groups, clients and other team members.


Due to the high volume of applications, if you haven’t heard back from the team on this role, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. If your profile matches any of our other opportunities, one of our consultants will be in touch.


About Simmons & Hanbury

Simmons & Hanbury is a specialist executive search firm that sources and secures the best human capital and future leaders for our clients. We provide an integrated international service to support our clients across the globe, from our group headquarters based in the heart of the City of London. We support some of the most prestigious organisations in the world, across financial services, commerce & industry, and professional services. Our services include executive search and market intelligence within the Legal, Compliance and Corporate Governance practice areas, while our Legal Services division Hanbury Partners provides flexible consultancy arrangements. We facilitate secondments for senior lawyers into in-house legal departments and law firms, and source specialist lawyers for bespoke projects.

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