Legal Counsel

We are working with a fundraising advisor to the private markets, which since inception has advised on primary fundraisings and secondaries for its first-class client base. The firm is known for its specialist expertise in Private Equity, Private Credit and Climate & Impact. Role Overview They are looking for an enthusiastic, diligent, and hardworking Legal Counsel to join their London office within their Legal & Compliance team. Working alongside the General Counsel and Compliance Manager in a team of three, the role will encompass all aspects of legal support for the global business across five operating countries. The ideal candidate will have a naturally high attention to detail and approach all interactions (both internal and external) with professionalism, maturity, and a commercial can-do attitude. LOCATION: London COMPENSATION: Competitive salary and bonus scheme REPORTING TO: General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Key Responsibilities The role will have a wide-ranging mandate, assisting the General Counsel on delivery of full legal support across the global business. Some of the key responsibilities include the following:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating client / GP engagement letters, NDAs, commercial contracts, supplier contracts, intercompany agreements, leases, and employment-related agreements
• Providing legal support for corporate activities
• Providing legal advice in connection with fund marketing
• Engaging with external litigation counsel on the rare dispute – briefing, monitoring progress, reporting internally
• Providing legal support to the HR team on employee relations matters
• Providing legal support in connection with their investment platform, including fund subscriptions, structuring, and documentation
• Supporting the General Counsel with group company secretarial activities, including attendance at board and committee meetings
• Providing legal support on risk and governance matters across the group
• Ad hoc legal research and input to support the General Counsel
• Development and maintenance of legal precedents and templates
• Supporting and delivering legal training (induction, regular training sessions for the business, etc) Key competencies
• Clear desire to work in-house in a wide ranging, challenging and varied role
• Fast learner with ability to demonstrate initiative
• Trust and integrity essential to the role
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, practical and business-focused
• Rigorous attention to detail
• Good judgment on escalation
• Comfortable working autonomously and as part of a small team, across seniority levels
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities effectively
• Professional, confident, articulate
• Natural curiosity to learn new things
• Ability to work with external counsel, analyse advice and make internal recommendations / decisions in a commercial way
• Genuine interest in private markets/private equity Experience
• Qualified lawyer in England & Wales or New York
• 3–5 PQE (indicative only)
• Background either in private practice (funds, financial services regulatory or private equity experience preferred) or in-house at a financial services firm Halliford Partners We will review all applications within 10 days. If you do not hear back from us within 14 days your application will not be progressing on this occasion.