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This is an amazing opportunity for a Russian-speaking Solicitor/Lawyer with sound practical experience within international organisations to join a well-established international investment firm based in the heart of London as an In-house Solicitor. The role requires working in tandem with the Chief Legal Counsel.
Responsibilities
- This is a full-time office-based role, 8.30-5.30 based in Central London
- The Solicitor/Lawyer will provide support to the legal, investment and finance teams
- Draft basic corporate documents/contracts (corporate resolutions, SPAs, NDAs, service agreements, loans, pledges, novation/assignments, etc.)
- Performing legal research and due diligence of various international companies and potential investment partners, as required
- Reporting results of various research outcomes, liaising with legal team members to decide on the following outcomes
- Knowledge of companies’ corporate organisation, ownership structures and governance, main constitutional documents and registration requirements (ideally in several EU jurisdictions like Lux, Cyprus, Austria, France, etc. and offshore - e.g. CI, BVI, UAE)
- Dealing with various banking, compliance and KYC requests
- Filing and processing various KYC due diligence and banking forms
- Opening and maintaining bank accounts
- Updating information in various public registers across various jurisdictions
- Other general legal duties
- Experience with bank account opening, KYC due diligence
- Work with invoices, keeping track of payments and comparing the invoice to the agreed price in the engagement letter
Key Skills
- Previous experience working as a solicitor/lawyer in the UK or abroad
- Legal education, not necessarily UK-qualified, but with sound UK or international legal experience in international companies where English is the main legal language
- Advanced level of working with Excel and Word (i.e., can do automatic cross-references, table of contents, automatic numbering of paragraphs)
- Sound practical experience rather than just educational
- Fluent English and Russian language skills
- Strong organisational and multitasking skills with a good eye for detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Job advantages
- Great team of professionals, close-knit team
- Fantastic office location in the heart of London
- Good salary on offer, additional discretionary bonus and great benefits
- 25 days holidays plus 8 public holidays
- Opportunity to grow within the role
- Exciting projects and deals to work on
