Legal Counsel for AMC (Mutual Fund business)

POSITION : Legal Counsel

Reports to : Head of Legal

Business Unit : Legal

Location : Mumbai

Position Purpose :

• To manage the general legal requirements of documentation, advisory and handle legal queries from the AMC and Trustee Company
• To work closely with the Head of Legal – India and the Company Secretarial function. To also liaise with other executives of the company to help the AMC meet its business objectives
• To work closely with the Compliance function to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, and SEBI regulations.

Principal Accountabilities :

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies

Knowledge

 Bachelor of Laws.

 Company secretarial experience would be an advantage

 Experience in Indian financial services laws and other laws regulating the conduct business activities in India.

 Exposure to SEBI Regulations and Companies Act

 Corporate and commercial legal experience.

Competencies

 Good communication skills, both verbal and written.

 Strong analytical legal skills

 Strong drafting skills.

 Strong problem-solving skills

 Good interpersonal skills

 High degree of integrity

 Ability to work autonomously but know when to escalate.

 Ability to perform under pressure

 Resourcefulness and ability to use initiative

 Productivity

 Commercial approach

 Solutions provider

Attributes

 To have an eye for detail thereby ensuring that the material is correct and error free.

 Focus on compliance with legal and regulatory obligations is important

 Able to build strong working relationships with other members of the India entities

Preferred Industry

Experience

 Ideally the candidate should have experience in the mutual fund / asset management industry though not a pre-condition.

 If not from mutual fund space, the candidate could be drawn from the financial services space including insurance, commercial & investment banks, non-banking finance companies, Consulting & Law firms.

 5- 7 years of work experience as a lawyer

Internal Contacts

 Head of Legal, India

 Corporate Services

 Operations

 Finance

 Compliance

 HR

 C

External Contacts

 External legal advisors

 Auditors